Characterization of gas transfer and mixing in a bubble column equipped with a rubber membrane diffuser

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 633-641

  Poulsen, Bjarne Rask ^a   Iversen, Jens Joørgen Loønsmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Bubble size; Characteristic mixing time; Elastic sparger; Oxygen transfer efficiency; Wrinkled bubbles

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DIFFUSERS (FLUID); GAS DYNAMICS; MIXING; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

GAS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE DIFFUSERS;

BIOREACTORS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DIFFUSION; GAS MIXING; GAS TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032551278     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980620)58:6<633::AID-BIT9>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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