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Table 2 Effect of the hydrolysate on the growth and lactic acid production of B. coagulans MA-13

From: Bacillus coagulans MA-13: a promising thermophilic and cellulolytic strain for the production of lactic acid from lignocellulosic hydrolysate

Batch name

μ max (h−1)

Relative μ max (%)

Final LA concentration (g/l)

LA maximum volumetric productivity (g/l/h)

LA maximum specific productivity (g/l/h/OD)

LA average volumetric productivity (g/l/h)

LA average specific productivity (g/l/h/OD)

LA yield (g/g)

Fermentation time (h)

Hydrolysate-free

0.44

100

29.70

2.55

0.50

1.40

0.28

0.92

18

30% hydrolysate

0.37

84

32.05

2.70

0.42

1.25

0.23

0.95

22

50% hydrolysate

0.35

78

32.30

2.40

0.54

1.38

0.30

0.91

22

70% hydrolysate

0.30

67

31.77

1.81

0.63

1.24

0.30

0.91

24

95% hydrolysate

0.26

58

33.71

1.18

0.99

0.59

0.38

0.92

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