An introduction to bioreactor hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer /

"This book reviews and compares the major types of bioreactors used to produce renewable fuels, chemicals, medicines, and proteins, by providing an overview of the hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer operations in this equipment. These operations are important because they influence the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kadic, Enes, 1973-
Other Authors: Heindel, Theodore J., 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Modes of Operation
  • Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer Models
  • Experimental Measurement Techniques
  • Modeling Bioreactors
  • Stirred-Tank Bioreactors
  • Bubble Column Bioreactors
  • Airlift Bioreactors
  • Fixed Bed Bioreactors
  • Novel Bioreactors
  • Figures of Merit
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Nomenclature.