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Table 1 Effect of different inoculum sizes and ratios of C. kluyveri H068 and Methanogen 166 on the production of caproic acid after 10 days of co-culture fermentation

From: Improvement of caproic acid production in a Clostridium kluyveri H068 and Methanogen 166 co-culture fermentation system

Inoculum size (%)

C. kluyveri H068:Methanogen 166 (v/v)

Caproic acid (mg/100 mL)

 

2:1

379.83 ± 13.65

5

1:1

344.28 ± 10.84

 

1:2

323.59 ± 11.76

 

2:1

435.72 ± 13.58

10

1:1

407.56 ± 14.45

 

1:2

385.45 ± 13.15

 

2:1

410.68 ± 12.81

15

1:1

387.47 ± 13.34

 

1:2

364.2 ± 12.54

 

2:1

390.85 ± 11.12

20

1:1

363.87 ± 10.54

 

1:2

346.43 ± 8.32