Effects of pellet morphology on broth rheology in fermentations of Aspergillus terreus

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Rodriguez Porcel E M ^a   Casas Lopez J L ^a   Sanchez Perez J A ^a   Fernandez Sevilla J M ^a   Chisti, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agitation; Aspergillus terreus; Filamentous fungi; Fluidized bed bioreactors; Pellet morphology; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER; RHEOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS; TANK BIOREACTORS;

ORE PELLETS;

MEVINOLIN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLUIDIZED BED; INSTRUMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FUNGI;

EID: 25144437057     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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