A review of antifoam mechanisms in fermentation

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Pelton, R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifoam; Defoamer; Defoamer modeling; Formation foam control

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOAMING AGENT; OIL; SURFACTANT;

AIRFLOW; EMULSION; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; FLOW RATE; FOAM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REACTOR; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; AIR; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

AIR; ANTIFOAMING AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; FERMENTATION; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 0036800659     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000293     Document Type: Review

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