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TABLE 3.

Succinate production from whey lactose in variable-volume fed-batch culture with A. succiniciproducens

Process variable	Result
Residual lactose (g/liter)^a	1.5 (± 0.5)
Succinic acid (g/liter)^a	34.7 (± 2.2)
Fermentation cycle (h)^a	34.0 (± 3.0)
Medium (45 g/liter of lactose) added (liters)^b	4.35
Base (3 M of Na₂CO₃) added (liters)^b	0.55
Total lactose consumed (g)^b	188.3
Total succinate produced (g)^b	170.5
Succinate yield (%)^a	90.6

Means of five consecutive runs. See Fig. 2 and the text for more experimental details.

During five consecutive runs.