X |
[g/L] |
biomass |
Glc |
[g/L] |
glucose |
Cit |
[g/L] |
citric acid |
L |
[g/L] |
total lipid |
YX/Glc
|
[g formed per g of glucose consumed] |
biomass yield on glucose consumed |
YCit/Glc
|
[g formed per g of glucose consumed] |
citric acid yield on glucose consumed |
YL/X
|
[g formed per g of biomass formed] |
total lipid on biomass |
YX/N
|
[g formed per g of ammonium ions consumed] |
biomass yield on nitrogen consumed |
μ |
[per h] |
specific growth rate |
q
Cit
|
[g formed per g biomass formed per h] |
specific rate of citric acid produced |
UI |
|
unsaturation index |
subscripts |
|
0, cons and max indicate the initial, consumed and maximum quantity of the components in the kinetics performed |