Table 1.

Parameters calculated for xylose fermentation

Yeasts species	Oxygen condition	Xylitol (g L−1)	Ethanol (g L−1)	Xylitol yield [Yx/s (g g−1)]	Ethanol yield [Ye/s (g g−1)]	Biomass yield [Yb/s (g g−1)]	Specific xylose consumption [(g g−1cdw h−1)]	Specific ethanol productivity [(g g−1cdw h−1)]
S. stipitis S. passalidarum S. arborariae C. tenuis	Aerobic	0.41 ± 0.06	8.05 ± 0.91	0.01 ± 0.00	0.24 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.04	0.30 ± 0.09	0.08 ± 0.03
		0.04 ± 0.00	10.06 ± 0.48	0.00 ± 0.00	0.28 ± 0.02	0.33 ± 0.02	0.13 ± 0.02	0.04 ± 0.01
		0.27 ± 0.08	8.65 ± 1.16	0.01 ± 0.00	0.25 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.05	0.13 ± 0.02	0.03 ± 0.01
		8.03 ± 1.48	0.00 ± 0.00	0.30 ± 0.06	0.00 ± 0.00	0.43 ± 0.06	0.02 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00
S. stipitis S. passalidarum S. arborariae C. tenuis	Oxygen- limited	0.37 ± 0.01	16.48 ± 0.83	0.01 ± 0.00	0.45 ± 0.04	0.09 ± 0.02	0.29 ± 0.09	0.10 ± 0.02
		0.05 ± 0.02	16.36 ± 1.40	0.00 ± 0.01	0.44 ± 0.04	0.13 ± 0.04	0.22 ± 0.10	0.10 ± 0.05
		1.82 ± 0.66	11.47 ± 2.37	0.04 ± 0.02	0.31 ± 0.02	0.15 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.01	0.03 ± 0.01
		15.43 ± 1.90	0.00 ± 0.00	0.62 ± 0.04	0.00 ± 0.00	0.14 ± 0.01	0.04 ± 0.01	0.00 ± 0.00

The fermentative capacities were measurement under aerobic and oxygen-limited conditions. The values are calculated considering the exponential growth phase