The relationship between nutrient feed rate and specific growth rate in fed batch cultures

1977 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Jones ◽  
R. M. Anthony
2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1334-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan-Miguel Puertas ◽  
Jordi Ruiz ◽  
Mónica Rodríguez de la Vega ◽  
Julia Lorenzo ◽  
Glòria Caminal ◽  
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Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yann Brignoli ◽  
Brian Freeland ◽  
David Cunningham ◽  
Michal Dabros

Accurate control of the specific growth rate (µ) of microorganisms is dependent on the ability to quantify the evolution of biomass reliably in real time. Biomass concentration can be monitored online using various tools and methods, but the obtained signal is often very noisy and unstable, leading to inaccuracies in the estimation of μ. Furthermore, controlling the growth rate is challenging as the process evolves nonlinearly and is subject to unpredictable disturbances originating from the culture’s metabolism. In this work, a novel feedforward-feedback controller logic is presented to counter the problem of noise and oscillations in the control variable and to address the exponential growth dynamics more effectively. The controller was tested on fed-batch cultures of Kluyveromyces marxianus, during which μ was estimated in real time from online biomass concentration measurements obtained with dielectric spectroscopy. It is shown that the specific growth rate can be maintained at different setpoint values with an average root mean square control error of 23 ± 6%.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 2165-2167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan S. Kolok ◽  
James T. Oris

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the specific growth rate of male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) was positively correlated with swimming performance. Subadult fish were allowed to grow into adults over a period of 31 – 55 days, after which the critical swimming speed of each fish was determined. Variation in critical swimming speed was substantial (greater than 50%), and a significant positive correlation was found between number of growing days and critical swimming speed, whereas a significant negative correlation was found between specific growth rate and critical swimming speed. A multiple regression using specific growth rate and number of growing days explained over 47% of the variation in swimming performance. Fathead minnows that grow fast are poor swimmers, suggesting a trade-off between swimming performance and specific growth rate in this species.


1989 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pramod Agrawal ◽  
George Koshy ◽  
Michael Ramseier

1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-188
Author(s):  
M. Keulers ◽  
L. Ariaans ◽  
M. Giuseppin ◽  
R. Soeterboek

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