Gas holdup, foaming and oxygen transfer in a jet loop bioreactor with artificial foaming media and yeast culture

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Flores Cotera, Luis B ^a   García Salas, Sergio ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Foaming; Gas holdup; Jet loop; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

BLOWING AGENTS; CELL CULTURE; GASES; JETS; OXYGEN; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER; YEAST;

DRAFT TUBES; GAS HOLDUP; JET LOOP BIOREACTORS; OXYGEN TRANSFER;

BIOREACTORS;

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; SURFACTANT; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUOR; FOAMING; FUNGUS CULTURE; GAS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; YEAST;

FOAMING; GAS; JETS; OXYGEN; SURFACTANTS; YEASTS;

EID: 20044368797     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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