title: Optimization of costs per unit of microbial biomass produced in a batch culture.
abstract: The time course of costs per unit mass of produced biomass is calculated under the assumption that the production costs during the cultivation of microorganisms are proportional to the cultivation period. The costs are shown to attain a minimum during the cultivation. The cultivation period corresponding to this minimum is calculated in the case when the time dependence of microbial concentration in a culture can be expressed explicitly.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003470:Culture Media; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000254:growth & development*; D005658:Fungi / Q000254:growth & development*; D008433:Mathematics; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media