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Table 3 Kinetic parameters obtained in MATLAB of C. termitidis mono-cultured and co-cultured with C. beijerinckii on 2 g l−1 cellulose

From: Hydrogen production and microbial kinetics of Clostridium termitidis in mono-culture and co-culture with Clostridium beijerinckii on cellulose

 

Mono-culture

Co-culture

\( S_{o}\) a \( ({\text{g COD}} \,{\text{l}}^{ - 1} ) \)

0.49

0.17

\( \upmu_{max} ({\text{d}}^{ - 1} ) \)

0.10

0.20

\( Y_{{x}{/ { L}}}\) b

NA

0.25

\( Y_{{x/PO}}\) c

0.30

0.25

K m d

0.33

0.80

\( Y_{L/PO} \) e

0.013

NA

\(Y_{F/PO}\) f

0.017

0.05

\(Y_{A/PO}\) g

0.32

0.11

\(Y_{E/PO}\) h

0.194

0.13

\(Y_{B/PO}\) i

0

0.49

\(Y_{A/L}\) j

NA

0.49

K L

NA

2.5

K x k

0.42

1.1

  1. NA Not applicable
  2. aNon-biodegradable factor
  3. bBiomass yield from lactate (g COD g−1 COD lactate)
  4. cBiomass yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  5. dg COD PO g−1 COD biomass d−1
  6. eLactate yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  7. fFormate yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  8. gAcetate yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  9. hEthanol yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  10. iButyrate yield (g COD g−1 COD PO)
  11. jAcetate yield from lactate (g COD g−1 COD lactate)
  12. kg COD PO g−1 COD biomass