Triauxic growth of an oleaginous red yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides on waste ‘extract’ for enhanced and concomitant lipid and β-carotene production

Table 2 Kinetic parameters of R. toruloides during growth in minimal medium and waste extract

Growth Medium	Growth phase	Specific growth rate (µ) (h⁻¹)	Doubling time (t_d) (h)	Yield (Y_x/s)	Yield (Y_p/x)	Yield (Y_p/s)	Productivity (g L⁻¹ h⁻¹)
1. Minimal medium	Log	0.093	7.44	0.91	0.6	1.37	0.110
2. Waste ‘extract’	Log 1	0.109	6.35	0.41	0.15	0.06	0.06
	Log 2	0.039	17.63	0.61	0.28	0.17	0.09
	Log 3	0.043	15.87	0.94	0.74	0.70	0.20

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