Measurement of flow field in biofilm reactors by 3-D magnetic resonance imaging

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3072-3079

  Nott, Kevin P ^a   Heese, Frank P ^a   Hall, Laurance D ^a   Macaskie, Lynne E ^b   Paterson Beedle, Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Blockage; Flow; MRI; Serratia

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BLOCKAGE; FLOW; SERRATIA;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; FLOW FIELD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

SERRATIA; SERRATIA SP.;

EID: 27844465435     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10537     Document Type: Article

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