Question

Kinetics of microbial growth and death

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Mathematical models are important tools for optimizing the design and operation of solid-state fermentation (SSF) bioreactors. Such models must describe the kinetics of microbial growth, how this is affected by the environmental conditions and how this growth affects the environmental conditions. This is done at two levels of sophistication. In many bioreactor models the kinetics are described by simple empirical equations. However, other models that address the interaction of growth with intraparticle diffusion of enzymes, hydrolysis products and O2 …