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Table 3 Yield coefficients and cellular maintenance (m) for the three sequential sorbitol fermentation batches using P. acidipropionici operating in four independent vessels

From: Microbial production of Propionic and Succinic acid from Sorbitol using Propionibacterium acidipropionici

 

First batch

Second batch

Third batch

YX/S (g g−1)

0.366

0.326

0.279

YSA/S (g g−1)

0.097

0.132

0.212

YAA/S (g g−1)

0.052

0.029

0.029

YPA/S (g g−1)

0.613

0.419

0.438

YSA/X (g g−1)

0.264

0.404

0.760

YAA/X (g g−1)

0.143

0.090

0.102

YPA/X (g g−1)

1.673

1.288

1.570

m (g g−1 h−1)

0.039

0.044

0.051