Table 3 Comparison of xylitol production in different media. Fermentation was performed in 1-L working volume bioreactor with an initial xylose concentration of 30 g/L for 96 hours.
Medium | Fermentation duration (h)a | OD600 | Dry cell weight (g/L) | Xylose consumption (%) | Xylitol Concentration (g/L) | Yield (g/g) | Productivity (g/L.h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BSM | 38 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 92.8 | 9.6 | 0.35 | 0.25 |
TB | 24 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 94.4 | 3.5 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
SOB | 47 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 42.6 | 1.0 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
M9, glu | 52 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
M9, gly | 64 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 34.7 | 0.3 | 0.03 | 0.01 |