Hydrodynamic and oxygen mass transfer studies in a three-phase (air-water-ionic liquid) stirred tank bioreactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-217

  Torres Martinez D ^a   Melgarejo Torres, R ^a   Gutierrez Rojas M ^a   Aguilera Vazquez L ^b   Micheletti, M ^c   Lye, G J ^c   Huerta Ochoa, S ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Politecnica de Pachuca   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Ionic liquids; Multiphase systems; Oxygen mass transfer; Partitioning bioreactors

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; AGITATION CONDITIONS; AIR-WATER; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CENTRAL COMPOSITE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DROP SIZE; DROPLET DIAMETERS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GAS-WATER; HYDRODYNAMIC INFORMATION; LIQUID VOLUME FRACTION; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS; NON-VOLATILE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL FACTORS; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; PARTITIONING BIOREACTORS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POWER INPUT; ROOM TEMPERATURE IONIC LIQUIDS; STIRRED TANK; STIRRED TANK BIOREACTORS; VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXYGEN; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TITRATION;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

IONIC LIQUID; OXYGEN; WATER;

AERATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; STIRRED REACTOR;

EID: 67349193989     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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