Mass transfer effects on the reaction rate for heterogeneously distributed immobilized yeast cells

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 664-673

  Gutenwik, Jan ^a   Nilsson, Bernt ^a   Axelsson, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Immobilized yeast cells; Mass transfer; Simulation; Variable cell concentration gradient

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; MASS TRANSFER; YEAST;

LOCAL CELL CONCENTRATION; REACTION RATES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE; MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FERMENTATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; KINETICS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS; YEAST CELL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CELL COUNT; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GELS; GLUCOSE; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037144087     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10329     Document Type: Article

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