Research Article
Fermentation of Musa paradisiaca Peels to Produce Citric Acid
Table 3
Effects of pH and inoculum loading on CA production.
| | Experiment number | pH (code level) | Inoculum loading (mg) (code level) | CA (g·kg−1) experimental | CA (g·kg−1) calculated |
| | 1 | 2 (−1) | 8 (−1) | 17.8 ± 0.5 | 19.3 | | 2 | 5 (1) | 8 (−1) | 11.5 ± 0.4 | 10.0 | | 3 | 2 (−1) | 32 (1) | 19.0 ± 0.8 | 21.5 | | 4 | 5 (1) | 32 (1) | 7.9 ± 0.4 | 7.7 | | 5 | 1.4 (−1.41) | 20 (0) | 29 ± 1 | 26.4 | | 6 | 5.6 (1.41) | 20 (0) | 8.9 ± 0.4 | 10.2 | | 7 | 3.5 (0) | 3 (−1.41) | 11 ± 1 | 11.1 | | 8 | 3.5 (0) | 37 (1.41) | 12.3 ± 0.7 | 10.9 | | 9 | 3.5 (0) | 20 (0) | 11 ± 2 | 12.3 | | 10 | 3.5 (0) | 20 (0) | 11 ± 2 | 12.3 | | 11 | 3.5 (0) | 20 (0) | 14 ± 2 | 12.3 |
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