Research Article

Animal Bones Char Solubilization by Gel-Entrapped Yarrowia lipolytica on Glycerol-Based Media

Table 1

Citric acid production and simultaneous animal bone char solubilization by free cells of Yarrowia lipolytica.

Time (h)CA (g/L)Biomass (g/L)Res. g-ol (g/L)Yield (P/S) (g/g)QCA (g L−1 h−1)Soluble P (mg/L)

48 1 2 . 8 ± 0 . 1 1 0 . 1 ± 0 . 2 7 2 . 7 ± 1 . 1 0.470.27176 ± 3.9
72 1 5 . 9 ± 0 . 4 1 3 . 9 ± 0 . 3 6 6 . 9 ± 2 . 1 0.400.22232 ± 5.1
96 1 8 . 7 ± 0 . 8 1 4 . 2 ± 0 . 4 5 3 . 9 ± 1 . 5 0.370.19331 ± 4.7
120 1 7 . 6 ± 0 . 5 1 6 . 0 ± 0 . 7 4 5 . 4 ± 1 . 8 0.420.15307 ± 7.0

Values are means of ±SE of 3 replicates.