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Biomass estimation in solid state fermentation by modeling dry matter weight loss

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The mathematical model introduced by Okazaki & Tanaka (J. Ferment Technol. 1980, 58: 471–476) for estimating fungal growth in solid state fermentations by CO2 evolution, was incorporated into a relationship developed to estimate biomass growth from dry matter weight loss. The proposed equation fitted experimental data very well (R2=0.987, P<0.0001) and allowed accurate predictions of fungal specific growth rate and maximal biomass in the solid substrate fermentation system.

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  1. Dto. de Industrias, FCEyN. and Dto. de Ingeniería Química, FI, Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Universitaria (, 1428), Buenos Aires, Argentina

    M.R. Terebiznik & A.M.R. Pilosof

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Terebiznik, M., Pilosof, A. Biomass estimation in solid state fermentation by modeling dry matter weight loss. Biotechnology Techniques 13, 215–219 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008948104079

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