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. 2018 Feb 13;8(2):126. doi: 10.1007/s13205-018-1161-y

Table 4.

Kinetic parameters of ethanol production from SSJ at various initial pH values using thermotolerant yeast K. marxainus DBKKUY-103 at 37 and 40 °C

pH 37 °C 40 °C
P (g/l) Qp (g/l.h) Yp/s (g/g) Ey (%) P (g/l) Qp (g/l.h) Yp/s (g/g) Ey (%)
4.0 69.52 ± 0.11b 0.97 ± 0.01b 0.51 ± 0.01b 94.45 ± 0.65b 57.79 ± 0.50a 1.20 ± 0.01b 0.50 ± 0.02b 92.52 ± 0.81b
4.5 69.20 ± 1.01b 0.96 ± 0.01b 0.52 ± 0.01b 96.30 ± 1.41b 59.01 ± 1.01ab 1.23 ± 0.02bc 0.48 ± 0.04a 88.87 ± 1.51a
5.0 71.20 ± 1.56b 0.99 ± 0.02b 0.52 ± 0.01b 96.30 ± 1.12b 60.00 ± 0.18b 1.25 ± 0.02c 0.48 ± 0.02a 88.88 ± 0.26a
5.5 65.57 ± 0.89a 0.91 ± 0.01a 0.50 ± 0.01a 92.59 ± 1.01a 61.46 ± 0.11c 1.28 ± 0.02c 0.48 ± 0.02a 88.89 ± 0.05a
6.0 64.46 ± 0.11a 0.90 ± 0.01a 0.52 ± 0.02b 96.29 ± 1.17b 58.07 ± 0.34a 0.81 ± 0.02a 0.48 ± 0.03a 88.85 ± 0.03a

Mean values with different letters in the same column are significantly different at p < 0.05 based on DMRT analysis

P ethanol concentration, Qp volumetric ethanol productivity, Yp/s ethanol yield, Ey ethanol fermentation efficiency