Oxygen transfer characteristics of multiple-phase dispersions simulating water-in-oil xanthan fermentations

Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-323

  Zhao, Su ^a   Kuttuva, Srikumar G ^a   Ju, Lu Kwang ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERMENTATION; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0033006979     PISSN: 0178515X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004490050597     Document Type: Article

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