Thermodynamik mikrobieller Prozesse

AbstractThe unique description of the dependences of the specific consumption coefficients on the process state known from the literature is an important prerequisite to the further increase of the intensity and efficiency of the process for the industrial protein synthesis. Suitable measuring quantities for it are entropy production, an important quantity of thermodynamics of irreversible processes, and differential heat flow which can be measured by microcalorimetry.The description of the dependences of consumption coeffients by thermodynamics of irreversible processes allows an ingenious statement of calorimetric measurements of the fermentation process the confirm and to make precise the knowledge from thermodynamics.Thermodynamical considerations and calorimetric measurements are used to describe the dependences of consumption coefficients on substrate concentration, nature of limitation, and periodical perturbations of the process.