Modelling of a packed bed solid-state fermentation bioreactor using the N-tanks in series approach

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Sahir, Asad Hasan ^a   Kumar, Shashi ^a   Kumar, Surendra ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Enzyme production; Modelling; N tanks in series; Packed bed bioreactors; Solid state fermentation

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLID STATE REACTIONS;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENZYME PRODUCTION; PACKED BED BIOREACTORS; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION;

PACKED BEDS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 34247096892     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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