Enhanced production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) in a novel airlift reactor with in situ cell retention using Azohydromonas australica

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1377-1384

  Gahlawat, Geeta ^a   Sengupta, Bedoshree ^b   Srivastava, Ashok K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Azohydromonas australica; Mass transfer; Mixing time; Polyhydroxybutyrate

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; OXYGEN; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID);

AGITATION; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALCALIGENES LATUS; ARTICLE; AZOHYDROMONAS AUSTRALICA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEAT TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; STIRRED REACTOR; VOLUMETRY;

ALCALIGENACEAE; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; KINETICS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYESTERS; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867336090     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-012-1138-5     Document Type: Article

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