Distribution of the free and oil-trapped air bubbles in simulated broths containing fungal biomass

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 491-494

  Larralde Corona, C Patricia ^a   Córdova, Ma Soledad ^a   Galindo, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Fungal biomass; Image analysis; Multiphase mixing; Oil dispersion

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; TURBINES;

AIR BUBBLES; OIL DROPS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

CASTOR OIL; OIL; OXYGEN;

BIOMASS; BUBBLE; FUNGUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; SOLID;

EID: 0012999707     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450800319     Document Type: Article

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