On the applicability of the dynamic pressure step method for kLa determination in stirred Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, culture media and fermentation broths

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-192

  Carbajal, R I ^b   Tecante, A ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Quimica   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Dynamic pressure method; Gas liquid mass transfer; Newtonian fluids; Non newtonian fluids

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; FLUID MECHANICS; FOAMS; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; VISCOSITY;

CULTURE MEDIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN PROBES (DOP); DYNAMIC PRESSURE METHOD (DPM); SHEAR-THINNING SOLUTIONS;

NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GELLAN; XANTHAN;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISPERSION; DYNAMICS; FERMENTATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOAM; GAS; LIQUID; MICROORGANISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2342474565     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2003.08.008     Document Type: Article

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