Scale-down studies on the hydrodynamics of two-liquid phase biocatalytic reactors

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 143-153

  Cull, S G ^a   Lovick, J W ^a   Lye, G J ^a   Angeli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multiphase biocatalysis; Nitrile hydratase; Scale down

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; ISOPHTHALONITRILE; PHOSPHATE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOCATALYST; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; FERMENTATION; HYDRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIQUID; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS; SCALE UP;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0036378842     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-002-0281-1     Document Type: Article

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