Fouling effects of yeast culture with antifoam agents on microfilters

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-16

  Liew, M K H ^a   Fane, A G ^a   Rogers, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

antifoam agents; depressurization; fouling; microfiltration; yeast

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; FILTRATION; FOAM CONTROL; FOULING; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ANTIFOAM AGENTS; FOULING EFFECTS; MICROFILTERS; YEAST CULTURE;

YEAST;

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; GLYCOL; MACROGOL; POLYPROPYLENE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANDIDA UTILIS; FERMENTATION; FILTER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; YEAST;

EID: 0031553508     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970105)53:1<10::AID-BIT2>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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