Table 5. Summary of carbon source consumption, alkali consumption, and lactate accumulation during fermentation at different agitation speed

Agitation speed (rpm) C0 (g/L) Cend (g/L) Total carbon consumption (g/L) Alk0 (mL) Alkend (mL) Total alkali consumption (mL) Lac0 (g/L) Lacend (g/L) Total lactate accumulation (g/L)
100 (control) 60.00 10.20 49.80 1,200 200 1,000 0.00 10.72 10.72
150 9.40 50.60 500 700 10.08 10.08
200 12.68 47.32 100 1,100 9.88 9.88
C0, carbon initial; Cend, carbon final; Alk0, alkali initial; Alkend, alkali final; Lac0, lactate initial; Lacend, lactate final.