Volume 29, Number 5, 737-741, DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-9296-z

Fermentation kinetics including product and substrate inhibitions plus biomass death: a mathematical analysis

Mathieu Bouville

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Abstract

We propose an analytical solution of the kinetic equations describing fermentations. Equations are solved in phase space, i.e. the biomass concentration is written explicitly as a function of the substrate concentration. These results hold even when cell death and an arbitrary number of substrate/product inhibitions are accounted for. Moreover, constant yield needs not be assumed.

Keywords  Biomass yield - Fermentation - Growth kinetics - Inhibition - Model

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