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A fourth order Runge–Kutta approximation was used to determine the Monod kinetics of Candida rugopelliculosa by using unsteady state data from only one continuous unsteady state operation at a fixed dilution rate. The maximum microbial growth rates, μmax, and half saturation coefficient, K s, were 0.82 ± 0.22 h−1 and 690 ± 220 mg soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD) l−1, respectively. The microbial yield coefficient, Y, and microbial decay rate coefficient, k d, were 1.39 ± 0.22 × 104 cells mg−1 SCOD and 0.06 ± 0.01 h−1, respectively.
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Lim, J., Kim, T. & Hwang, S. Growth kinetic parameter estimation of Candida rugopelliculosa using a fish manufacturing effluent. Biotechnology Letters 23, 2041–2045 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013747401142
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