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. 2005 Aug 25;4:24. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-4-24

Table 7.

Production of various other chemicals in biofilm reactors

Product/Reactor Type Adsorption support Productivity [gL-1h-1] Reference
Acetic acid
 Trickling bed biofilm reactor Beechwood shavings 1.67 (120) [13]
Lactic acid
 Agitating continuous reactor Fibrous bed (cloth) 2.5 (126) [37]
Fumaric acid
 Rotary continuous reactor Plastic discs 4.25 (85) [108]
 Strirred-tank (control) None 0.91 [108]
Succinic acid
 Repeated batch fermentations Plastic discs - [110]

Numbers in bracket – product concentration in gL-1