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Table 3 Overall process efficiency calculated according to Eq. 3

From: Improved production of succinic acid from Basfia succiniciproducens growing on A. donax and process evaluation through material flow analysis

 

SA

(g/L)

V s

(L)

V h

(L)

A. donax glucose added

(g/L)

A. donax xylose added

(g/L)

Pure glucose added

(g/L)

Pure xylose added

(g/L)

LA + FA/SA

(g/g)

AA/SA

(g/g)

SA/TA

(g/g)

TA/SA

(g/g)

Fermentation efficiency

(%)

FB1

26.5

84.3

43.0

17.9

8.5

24.4

4.4

0.30

0.18

2.06

0.48

46.9

FB2

21.0

72.0

36.5

15.8

8.1

6.3

3.6

0.36

0.22

1.77

0.56

67.0

FB3

24.0

69.3

42.9

18.3

8.8

3.2

0.22

0.20

2.37

0.42

49.2

FB4

37.0

82.0

35.0

14.5

8.5

19.9

0.29

0.17

2.16

0.46

75.4

  1. Vs, indicates the volume of supernatant recovered at the end of the fermentation process; Vh, is the volume of hydrolysate added to the medium; SA, succinic acid; LA, lactic acid; FA, formic acid; AA, acetic acid; TA, LA + FA + AA