Modelling of batch and fed-batch ethanol fermentation

Two series of batch and fed-batch fermentations were carried out using S.cerevisiae in a semi-defined medium containing 200 gl-1 glucose as limiting substrate. Growth rates were calculated and the data used to test the applicability of eight empirical kinetic models. The form proposed by Levenspiel,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glyn, Julian E H
Other Authors: Hansford, Geoffrey Spearing
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21832