Table 2.

Comparison of the growth kinetics parameters using: A.limacinum SR21 and any of the three carbon sources, in batch lab-scale bioreactor.

Carbon Source	Time (h)	So (g/L)	X (g/L)	Yx/s (g/g)	Yp/x (g/g)	μnet (h−1)	Reference
Glucose	125	150	59.2	0.39 *	0.26 *	0.05 *	[39]
	50	40	21	0.52 *	0.22 *	0.11 *	[35]
	100	120	50	0.41 *	0.29 *	0.11	[40]
	30	10	8.83	0.84	0.14	0.10	This study
Glycerol	198	100	32.8	0.33 *	0.18 *	0.023 *	[37]
	30	10	8.21	0.74	0.15	0.12	This study
Crude glycerol	30	10	8.86	0,85	0.15	0.10	This study

* denotes a calculated parameter from the reported data in the reference.