Table 2 Results obtained after 120 h of fermentation in Config.
Expt Config. | Yeast load (g/L) | Xylose consumptionb (%) | Xylose conc. (g/L) | Xylitol formationc (%, g/L) | Glycerol conc. (g/L) | Ethanol conc. (g/L) | Ethanol yield (g/g) | Ethanol yieldd (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Config. 1 | 5 (fresh) | 100 | 0.0 | 20 (2.5) | 6.9 | 43.1 | 0.49 | 97 |
Config. 1 | 5 (fresh) | 98 | 0.0 | 20 (2.6) | 5.7 | 43.0 | 0.48 | 93 |
Config. 1 | 5 (2w)e | 100 | 0.0 | 21 (2.8) | 5.6 | 41.4 | 0.45 | 88 |
Config. 1 | 20 (2w)e | 100 | 0.0 | 13 (1.6) | 6.9 | 41.5 | 0.46 | 91 |
Config. 2 | 5 (fresh) | 76 | 6.5 | 10 (1.9) | 6.6 | 53.3 | 0.44 | 87 |
Config. 2 | 5 (fresh) | 58 | 11.1 | 9 (1.4) | 5.5 | 52.0 | 0.42 | 83 |
Config. 2 | 5 (2w)e | 72 | 6.6 | 9 (1.4) | 5.6 | 49.8 | 0.44 | 87 |
Config. 2 | 20 (2w)e | 90 | 2.4 | 13 (2.7) | 7.6 | 49.0 | 0.43 | 84 |