FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (5): 223-227.

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Primary Study on Kinetics Model of Bacillus subtilis Batch Fermentation

 ZHAN  Xi, JIANG  Feng, YIN  Bin, CHEN  Rong-Le, ZHENG  Xiao-Dong   

  1. College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310029,China
  • Online:2007-05-15 Published:2011-12-31

Abstract: The fermentation process of Bacillus subtilis,an antagonist for postharvest biological control of green mold and blue mold on citrus fruit,was studied in a 70-L batch system.A simple model was proposed with the Logistic equation for growth, the Luedeking-Piret equation for antifungal substance production and Luedeking-Piret-like equation for substrate consumption, respectively.The fit values of the three models are 0.9934,0.8312 and 0.9455,respectively.The model appeares to provide a reasonable description for each parameter during the growth phase.

Key words:  , kinetics model; Logistic equation; Luedeking-Piret equation; Luedeking-Piret-like equation; Bacillus subtilis;