Continuous beer fermentation using immobilized yeast cell bioreactor systems

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 653-663

  Brányik, Tomáš ^a   Vicente, António A ^a   Dostálek, Pavel ^a   Teixeira, José A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; FLAVORS; OPTIMIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; YEAST;

CELL AGING; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; CONTINUOUS FERMENTATION SYSTEMS; IMMOBILIZED CELL TECHNOLOGY;

FERMENTATION;

BEER; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BEER; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 20144376851     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp050012u     Document Type: Review

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