TABLE 4.
Kinetic parameters of Paracoccus sp. KKU01 cultivation on the optimum medium at DO setpoints ranging from 10% to 50%.
| Parameters | DO setpoint | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | |
| Time at which total sugar was depleted (h) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
| Sugar consumption (%)∗ | 94.7 | 97.5 | 95.7 | 97.5 | 96.6 |
| Sugar consumption rate [(g/(L·h)]∗ | 2.69 | 2.68 | 2.67 | 3.37 | 3.51 |
| Maximum biomass (g/L) | 56.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 56.7 | 59.3 |
| Biomass productivity [g/(L·h)]∗ | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 2.36 | 2.47 |
| Yield of biomass (g/g-sugar-consumed) | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.70 |
∗calculated based on the time at which cell growth reached the highest concentration