A membrane bioreactor for biotransformations of hydrophobic molecules

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 587-594

  Doig, S D ^a   Boam, A T ^a   Leak, D I ^a   Livingston, A G ^a   Stuckey, D C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Membrane bioreactor; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SILICONES;

BIOTRANSFORMATIONS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

SILASTIC;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHIRALITY; CROSS LINKING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0032551289     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980620)58:6<587::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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