Abstract
Response surface methodology was applied for the simultaneous optimization of initial pH and temperature of fermentation for the production of tartaric acid by Gluconobacter suboxydans. A temperature of 32.8 °C and an initial pH of 6.05 was found to be most suitable. Kinetic analysis for the growth of Gluconobacter suboxydans and product formation was done and a logistic model was used to describe the growth of Gluconobacter suboxydans while the Leudeking-Piret model explained the product formation. Parameters of the model were evaluated and tartaric acid formation was found to be non- growth associated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 203-207 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bioprocess Engineering |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology