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Biotechnology of thermophilic bacteria — Growth, products, and application

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Abbreviations

a h−1 :

Specific maintenance rate according to model of Marr et al. 205)

D h−1 :

Dilution rate

Dc h−1 :

Critical dilution rate

Ea J mol−1 :

Activation energy in Arrhenius equation

k:

Rate constant (general)

k same as k:

Arrhenius constant

kd h−1 :

Specific death rate

kLa h−1 :

Volumetric gas transfer rate

Ks g l−1 :

Saturation constant according to growth model of Monod

KM g l−1 :

Saturation constant according to enzyme kinetics after Michaelis-Menten

mS h−1 :

Maintenance coefficient for substrate according to model of Pirt206,207)

\(M_{O_2 }\) mMol g−1 h−1:

Maintenance coefficient for O2 (oxygen) according to model of Pirt

pH2 Pa:

Partial pressure of hydrogen

pO2 Pa:

Partial pressure of oxygen

q h−1 :

Specific metabolic rate:

\(q_{O_2 }\)mMol g−1h−1:

Specific oxygen uptake rate

qS h−1 :

Specific substrate uptake rate

qP h−1 :

Specific product formation rate

rS g l−1 h−1 :

Rate of substrate consumption (absolute)

rX g l−1 h−1 :

Rate of biomass production (absolute)

s g l−1 :

Substrate concentration

s0 g l−1 :

Substrate concentration in sterile medium

td h (min):

Doubling time

x g l−1 :

Biomass concentration

Y g g−1 :

Yield coefficient. If not specified by indices Yx/s is assumed:

YX/S g g−1 :

Yield: biomass produced per substrate consumed

YP/S g g−1 :

Yield: product formed per substrate consumed

YX/P g g−1 :

Yield: biomass produced per product formed

YP/X g g−1 :

Yield: product formed per biomass produced

YG g g−1 :

Yield corrected for maintenance according to model of Pirt

η Pa s (poise):

Viscosity (absolute)

μ h−1 :

Specific growth rate

μmax h−1 :

Maximal specific growth rate

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Sonnleitner, B. (1983). Biotechnology of thermophilic bacteria — Growth, products, and application. In: Microbial Activities. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0004397

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