Evolution of the specific power consumption and oxygen transfer rate in alginate-producing cultures of Azotobacter vinelandii conducted in shake flasks

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Peña, Carlos ^a   Peter, Cyril P ^b   Büchs, Jochen ^b   Galindo, Enrique ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alginate; Molecular mass; Oxygen transfer rate; Power input

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR MASS; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATE; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; POWER INPUT;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ALGINIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FERMENTATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

AZOTOBACTER VINELANDII;

EID: 34547961282     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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