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During continuous alcoholic fermentation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 38A floc concentration was monitored using an on-line impedance probe. Since the sensor response is linear and does not depend significantly on yeast particle size, an automatic technique of determining the yeast growth rate has been developed and validated against the conventional mass balance method.
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Mas, S., Ossard, F. & Ghommidh, C. On-line determination of flocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae concentration and growth rate using a capacitance probe. Biotechnology Letters 23, 1125–1129 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010563917374
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