Table 1 The intermittent aeration strategies applied in our study and the associated ethanol production
Program No. | Aeration strategy | Aeration time (min h−1 ) | Produced ethanol (g kg−1 dry mixture of carob pod and wheat bran) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aeration during the whole process | 15 | 50.4 ± 1.26 |
2 | Aeration from t = 0 h to t = 15 h (including lag phase) | 15 | 44.1 ± 4.2 |
3 | Aeration from t = 15 h to t = 30 h (including exponential phase) | 15 | 60.9 ± 1.47 |
4 | Aeration from t = 30 h to t = 45 h (including stationary phase) | 15 | 39.9 ± 1.89 |