Enhanced Production of Iranian Kefir Grain Biomass by Optimization and Empirical Modeling of Fermentation Conditions Using Response Surface Methodology

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3230-3235

  Ghasemlou, Mehran ^a   Khodaiyan, Faramarz ^a   Gharibzahedi, Seyed Mohammad Taghi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Central composite design; Kefir grain; Microbial biomass; Process optimization; Productivity improvement

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS YIELD; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; KEFIR GRAINS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS;

FERMENTATION; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUGARS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YEAST;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84867686323     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0575-x     Document Type: Article

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