Characterization of Bubbles in a Rectangular Air-Lift Bioreactor

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 191-199

  Atenas, Mesenia ^a   Clark, Mark ^a   Lazarova, Valentina ^b  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b CIRSEE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

AIR-LIFT BIOREACTORS; BUBBLE SHAPE; BUBBLE SIZE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 0032142462     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4117(199808)15:4<191::AID-PPSC191>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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