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Determining biomass from differential total organic carbon

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Biotechnology Techniques

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A simple procedure for the determination of biomass concentration based on total organic carbon (TOC) is presented. The method uses a total of 2mL of sample, and requires less than an hour to perform. The technique is accurate to 0.009g/L biomass. Samples can be refrigerated at 4°C without affecting readings. Other characteristics are well within those of currently accepted methods of biomass determination.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, 3480 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7, Canada

    W.A. Brown, R. Pinchuk & D.G. Cooper

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Brown, W., Pinchuk, R. & Cooper, D. Determining biomass from differential total organic carbon. Biotechnology Techniques 11, 213–216 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018422018164

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