Inverted hollow spinning cone as a device for controlling foam and hold-up in pilot scale gassed agitated fermentation vessels

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2231-2238

  Stocks, Stuart M ^a   Cooke, Mike ^b   Heggs, Peter J ^b  

^a NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus fermentation; Defoaming; Degassing; Gas liquid hold up; Mechanically stirred tanks, vessels or reactors; Spinning cones

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FERMENTERS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS);

BACILLUS FERMENTATION; ENZYME TITRE; FOAM CONTROL AGENT (FCA); INVERTED HOLLOW SPINNING CONE (IHSC);

FOAM CONTROL;

FERMENTATION; FOAM; HOLD-UP; PILOT SCALE; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 14544268583     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.11.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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