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The effect of overall oxygen mass transfer coefficient (k L a) on the conversion of xylose to xylitol by Candida guilliermondii FTI 20037 was investigated in batch experiments. Rice straw hemicellulose hydrolysate obtained by acid hydrolysis was employed as a xylose-rich medium. The results showed that this bioconversion strongly depended on the aeration rate. The maximum volumetric productivity (0.52 g/l h−1) and the highest xylitol yield (0.73 g/g) were achieved at an overall oxygen mass transfer coefficient of 15 h−1. Under these conditions 80% efficiency in relation to theoretical yield was attained.
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Received: 8 January 1999
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Roberto, I., de Mancilha, I. & Sato, S. Influence of k L a on bioconversion of rice straw hemicellulose hydrolysate to xylitol. Bioprocess Engineering 21, 505–508 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009089
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00009089