Microbubble fermentation of Trichoderma reesei for cellulase production

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 669-676

  Weber, Jost ^a   Agblevor, F A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulase; Fermentation; Mass transfer; Microbubble; Trichoderma reesei

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

AIR SPARGERS; FUNGUS; MICROBUBBLE DISPERSION (MBD);

FERMENTATION;

FUNGI; HYPOCREA JECORINA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 7444270685     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.01.047     Document Type: Article

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