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Cell recycle by microfiltration was used in yeast alcoholic fermentation in continuous operation. Toxins were proved to be washed by increasing dilution rate. — Specific ethanol production rate followed an exponential inhibition equation, which is function of both biomass concentration and dilution rate. — Productivity is shown to be 40 times greater than in conventional continuous operation.
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Mota, M., Lafforgue, C., Strehaiano, P. et al. Fermentation coupled with microfiltration: kinetics of ethanol fermentation with cell recycle. Bioprocess Engineering 2, 65–68 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00369525
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