Mixing times in an external-loop airlift bioreactor with static mixers

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 145-153

  Gavrilescu, M ^a   Roman, R V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STARCH; WATER;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CIRCULATION TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0029852270     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370160208     Document Type: Article

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