Table 1.
Summary of the growth kinetics parameters found using different carbon sources.
Glucose | Glycerol | Crude Glycerol | ||||
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X (g/L) | 8.83 | ±0.15 | 8.21 | ±0.17 | 8.86 | ±0.12 |
YX/S (g/g) | 0.84 | ±0.05 | 0.74 | ±0.04 | 0.85 | ±0.1 |
μmax (h−1) | 0.21 | ±0.02 | 0.18 | ±0.01 | 0.19 | ±0.02 |
μnet (h−1) | 0.10 | ±0.005 | 0.12 | ±0.01 | 0.10 | ±0.01 |
KS (g/L) | 2.5 | ±0.5 | 5.0 | ±1.5 | 8.0 | ±1.5 |
YP/X (g/g) | 0.14 | ±0.02 | 0.15 | ±0.04 | 0.15 | ±0.02 |