A study on hydrodynamics and heat transfer in a bubble column reactor with yeast and bacterial cell suspensions

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 764-773

  Kantarci, Nigar ^a   Ulgen, Kutlu O ^a   Borak, Fahir ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bubble column; Heat transfer; Hydrodynamics; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; YEAST;

BUBBLE COLUMN; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; GAS VELOCITY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 27344459511     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450830417     Document Type: Article

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