Effect of Fermenter Configuration, Antifoam and Agitation Speed on the Performance of Kojic Acid Fermentation by Aspergillus flavus Link Strain 44-1

• Main Author: Kamarudin, Suryani
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Fermentation; Aspergillus flavus
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8488/1/FSMB_2002_24_IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8488/

The effect o f agitation speed on growth morphology and cell breakage of Aspergillus flavus Link strain 44-1 and its relationship to kojic acid production was carried out using 2 L stirred tank fermenter. From the shake flask experiments, it was found that the addition of silicone based antifoam,...