Parameters Fermentations   Control With 20µL of essential oil of parsley With 20µL of essential oil of fennel
Biomass max (g.L-1) 4.57 5.51 0.98
Lactic acid max (g.L-1) 10.96 13.78 5.14
Residual glucose (g.L-1) 0.008 0.007 12.33
µmax (h-1) 0.17 0.22 0.17
Qsmax (g.g-1.h-1) 1.56 1.50 0.73
Q.l.a max (g.g-1.h-1) 0.61 0.61 0.29
Yx/s (g.g-1) 0.84 0.41 0.54
Yp/s (g.g-1) 0.71 0.87 0.47
Productivity in lactic acid (g.L-1.h-1) 2.64 2.64 1.98
Table 1: Kinetics parameters of three batch fermentations.