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The scale-up effects on kinetic parameters and on predictions of a yeast recycle continuous ethanol fermentation model incorporating loss of cell viability were evaluated. The average level of cell viability estimated for large scale was similar to that estimated for small scale, although with a major standard deviation. The values of specific rate of cell viability loss were equal for the two scales. These results were due to the utilization of the same aeration rate for both scales, one of the main factors for cell-viability maintenance. The kinetic parameters were not significantly affected by the scale-up of the fermentation process. Major differences were observed for the maximum specific growth rate and for maximum ethanol concentrations for which, growth and ethanol production are totally inhibited. The scale-up did not result in lack of fit of the mathematical model to the experimental data.
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Received: 21 June 1999
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Oliveira, S., De Castro, H., Visconti, A. et al. Scale-up effects on kinetic parameters and on predictions of a yeast recycle continuous ethanol fermentation model incorporating loss of cell viability. Bioprocess Engineering 23, 51–55 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004499900120
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004499900120