Effect of volumetric power input by aeration and agitation on pellet morphology and product formation of Aspergillus niger

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-220

  Lin, Pey Jin ^a   Scholz, Alexandra ^a   Krull, Rainer ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeration; Agitation; Aspergillus niger; Glucoamylase; Pellet morphology; Product formation

Indexed keywords

AGITATION INTENSITY; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; GLUCOAMYLASE; GLUCOAMYLASE PRODUCTION; LASER DIFFRACTIONS; MACROMORPHOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL DATA; PELLET MORPHOLOGY; PELLET SIZE; PRODUCT FORMATION; SEDIMENTATION VELOCITIES; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; VOLUMETRIC POWER;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PELLETIZING; SURFACE STRUCTURE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ORE PELLETS;

GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER DIFFRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER;

EID: 77249165109     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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