Continuous cultures limited by a gaseous substrate: Development of a simple, unstructured mathematical model and experimental verification with Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-658

  Schill, N ^a   Van Gulik, W M ^a   Voisard, D ^a   Von Stockar, U ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

amperometric measurement of dissolved H2 concentration; continuous culture; gaseous substrate limitation; mathematical modeling; Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum; reaction calorimetry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CALORIMETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HEAT LOSSES; HYDRIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; PERFORMANCE;

DILUTION; GASSING RATE; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM;

CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CALORIMETRY; GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; NONHUMAN;

EID: 9444274031     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19960920)51:6<645::AID-BIT4>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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