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Table 1 Ethanol productivity and yield by yeast strains

From: Influence of operational parameters on the fluid-side mass transfer resistance observed in a packed bed bioreactor

Flow rate (ml/min)

Dilution rate = flow rate/bed volume

Glucose conc. (g/l)

Ethanol productivity

Ethanol yield

D × P = (g/g yeast h) at: 300 min

Y(p/s) = Pl − Po/So − Sl at: 300 min

B.Yeast

ER.Yeast

B.Yeast

ER.Yeast

4

0.2

4

0.38

0.4

1.11

1.2

4

0.2

10

0.56

0.64

1.0

1.2

90

4.5

4

10.8

12.6

0.63

0.73

90

4.5

10

17.1

19.8

0.48

0.55

  1. D dilution rate, P product concentration.