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Table 2 Kinetic parameters of cumulative H 2 production for different pretreatments calculated from modified Gompertz equation

From: Consolidated bioprocessing performance of Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum M18 on fungal pretreated cornstalk for enhanced hydrogen production

Pretreatment method

P (mmol H2 L−1culture)

Rm(mmol L−1 h−1)

λ

R2

Untreated

11.5 ± 0.3

0.19 ± 0.01

6.3 ± 1.6

0.995 ± 0.001

Alkaline pretreatment

36.8 ± 0.6

0.79 ± 0.05

4.9 ± 1.4

0.992 ± 0.005

Acid pretreatment

22.0 ± 0.6

0.44 ± 0.03

5.3 ± 1.9

0.994 ± 0.008

Fungal pretreatment

33.6 ± 0.6

0.93 ± 0.09

4.4 ± 1.8

0.987 ± 0.003

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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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