Evaluation of the performance of a three-phase fluidized bed reactor with immobilized yeast cells for the biotechnological production of xylitol

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Sarrouh, Boutros F ^a   Da Silva, Silvio Silvrio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrodynamics; Immobilized cells; Sugarcane bagasse hydrolyzate; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CELL IMMOBILIZATION; CELLS; FERMENTATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SUPERSATURATION; YEAST;

AERATION RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; IMMOBILISED CELLS; IMMOBILIZED YEASTS; PERFORMANCE; SUGARCANE BAGASSE HYDROLYZATE; TERMINAL VELOCITY; THREE PHASE FLUIDIZED BED; XYLITOL; YEAST CELL;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 51149094141     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1816     Document Type: Article

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