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Table 2 Growth and PHAs production by A. latus during batch fermentation

From: A higher in value biopolymer product of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) synthesized by Alcaligenes latus in batch/repeated batch fermentation processes of sugar cane juice

Time (h)

DCW (g/L)

PHAs (g/L)

Residual sugar (g/L)

Consumed sugar (g/L)

Y X/S

Y P/S

PHAs content (%)

0

0.05 ± 0.01

0.00 ± 0.00

20.47 ± 0.05 a

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

3

0.12 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

19.99 ± 0.03

0.48

0.25

0.00

0.00

6

0.24 ± 0.02

0.00 ± 0.00

19.02 ± 0.03

1.45

0.17

0.00

0.00

9

0.40 ± 0.14

0.04 ± 0.00

18.83 ± 0.18

1.64

0.24

0.02

10.00

12

1.11 ± 0.21

0.14 ± 0.03

17.37 ± 0.19

3.10

0.36

0.05

12.61

15

1.91 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.03

15.65 ± 0.22

4.82

0.40

0.05

12.57

18

2.55 ± 0.14

0.67 ± 0.00

13.66 ± 0.21

6.81

0.37

0.10

26.27

21

3.37 ± 0.12

1.36 ± 0.06

12.43 ± 0.03

8.04

0.42

0.17

40.35

24

4.10 ± 0.14

2.20 ± 0.14

10.76 ± 0.21

9.71

0.42

0.23

53.65

27

4.17 ± 0.14

2.20 ± 0.15

10.25 ± 0.07

10.22

0.41

0.22

52.75

30

4.20 ± 0.14

2.19 ± 0.14

9.10 ± 0.14

11.37

0.37

0.19

52.14

36

4.19 ± 0.00

2.17 ± 0.00

8.80 ± 0.00

11.67

0.36

0.19

51.79

  1. aThe initial sugar was 20.47 ± 0.05 g/L
  2. Y X/S = Biomass yield (DCW per consumed sugar)
  3. Y P/S = PHAs yield (PHAs produced per consumed sugar)