Figures & data
Figure 1. A perspective view of a single circular tray SSB from a side view, with emphasis on the location of the tray.
![Figure 1. A perspective view of a single circular tray SSB from a side view, with emphasis on the location of the tray.](/cms/asset/2c7d21da-fefa-4ec3-b8d1-41f1dc3e4ae6/tbeq_a_1530950_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 1. Operating conditions of the solid state tray bioreactor.
Table 2. Air arrangement in single circular tray SSB.
Figure 3. Profile of final moisture content at 72 h for control experiment (uninoculated wheat bran: □), fermented wheat bran with A. awamori (▪) and A. oryzae (
![Figure 3. Profile of final moisture content at 72 h for control experiment (uninoculated wheat bran: □), fermented wheat bran with A. awamori (▪) and A. oryzae (Display full size) growing in single circular tray SSB with different air flow rates. Dashed line represents initial moisture at 65%.](/cms/asset/7f3c35a5-312c-4f81-9fab-57be236f1ab7/tbeq_a_1530950_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4. Variation of cumulative CO2 evolved with time at different air flow rate during the growth of A. awamori [AA] and A. oryzae [AO] on wheat bran in single circular tray SSB. Symbols represent experimental data. The Gompertz model is shown as a solid line.
![Figure 4. Variation of cumulative CO2 evolved with time at different air flow rate during the growth of A. awamori [AA] and A. oryzae [AO] on wheat bran in single circular tray SSB. Symbols represent experimental data. The Gompertz model is shown as a solid line.](/cms/asset/19c1c7a8-b1bf-4d5d-8793-26a38c18de58/tbeq_a_1530950_f0004_c.jpg)
Table 3. Kinetics constants for different air flow rate according to Gompertz model.
Figure 5. Correlation between measured and predicted data of A. awamori and A. oryzae from all experiments conducted using wheat bran in single circular tray SSB.
![Figure 5. Correlation between measured and predicted data of A. awamori and A. oryzae from all experiments conducted using wheat bran in single circular tray SSB.](/cms/asset/a8c19b01-a13b-4ab4-a135-073fb94f6401/tbeq_a_1530950_f0005_b.jpg)
Figure 6. Profiles of RQ in single circular tray SSB systems with the fungi A. awamori [AA] and A. oryzae [AO] with different air arrangements. The straight line represents RQ =1.
![Figure 6. Profiles of RQ in single circular tray SSB systems with the fungi A. awamori [AA] and A. oryzae [AO] with different air arrangements. The straight line represents RQ =1.](/cms/asset/4b2389f2-28cf-42a0-ac2d-3e5f14fb6784/tbeq_a_1530950_f0006_c.jpg)
Figure 7. Respiratory quotient (RQ) during SSF of A. awamori (▪) and A. oryzae (□) on wheat bran using single circular tray SSB with different air arrangements. The dashed line represents RQ =1.
![Figure 7. Respiratory quotient (RQ) during SSF of A. awamori (▪) and A. oryzae (□) on wheat bran using single circular tray SSB with different air arrangements. The dashed line represents RQ =1.](/cms/asset/d8c1e52e-714d-465e-8070-0df25730b0e7/tbeq_a_1530950_f0007_b.jpg)