Biological processing in oscillatory baffled reactors: Operation, advantages and potential

Interface Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Abbott, M S R ^a,b   Harvey, A P ^a   Valente Perez, G ^b   Theodorou, M K ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR PROCESS INNOVATION   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous bioprocess; Oscillatory baffled reactor; Predictable scale up; Sustainable bioprocess

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871708588     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2012.0036     Document Type: Review

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