Tarek Moussa
Professor of Microbiology
Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613 Giza
Mathematical model for biomass yield and biosurfactant production by Nocardia amarae
- Citation:
- Moussa, T. A. A., G. M. Ahmed, and S. M. S. Abdel-Hamid, "Mathematical model for biomass yield and biosurfactant production by Nocardia amarae", New Aspects of Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Environment, pp. 27-33, 2010.
Abstract:
The value of maximum specific growth rate (mu(max) = 0.0177 h(-1)), the maximum growth value (X(max)= 1.82 g l(-1)) The initial biomass concentration was calculated (X(o) = 0.0285 g l(-1)), the maintenance coefficient (K(c) = 0.245 g g(-1)h(-1)), the biomass yield (Y(X/S) = 0.039 g g(-1)) and the product yield (Y(P/S) = 0.0828 g g(-1)) were calculated from the model. The presented model provided a satisfactory representation of the biomass growth; biosurfactant production. The average error of biomass growth and biosurfactant production were 10.2 and 5.7%; respectively. The present model gave a satisfactory representation of the biomass growth; whereas the average percentage error in biosurfactant production through the fermentation process was 5.74% and in microorganism concentration was 10.172%.
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Times Cited: 0World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
8th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics/8th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Heat Transfer, Thermal Engineering and Environment
SEP 07-12, 2009
AUG 20-22, 2010
Munich, GERMANY
Taipei, TAIWAN
IUPESM; IOMP