Analysis of distribution of oxygen transfer rate in stirred bioreactors for bacterial broths

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Caşcaval, Dan ^a   Galaction, Anca Irina ^b   Camarut Stefanica ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

K1a; Mass transfer; Mass transfer coefficient; Propionibacterium shermanii; Specific power input; Stirred bioreactor; Superficial air velocity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII SUBSP. SHERMANII;

EID: 62949155155     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2009.003     Document Type: Article

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