Euler-Lagrange analysis towards representative down-scaling of a 22m3 aerobic S. cerevisiae fermentation

Autor: Henk J. Noorman, Amit T. Deshmukh, Robert F. Mudde, Cees Haringa
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering Science, 170
ISSN: 0009-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.01.014
Popis: With reaction timescales equal to or shorter than the circulation time, the ideal mixing assumption typically does not hold for large scale bioreactors. As a consequence large scale gradients in extra-cellular conditions such as the substrate concentration exist, which may significantly impact the metabolism of micro-organisms and thereby the process performance. The influence of extra-cellular variations on the organism can be tested using so-called scale-down simulators, laboratory scale setups where deliberate, controlled fluctuations are imposed in the extra-cellular environment.
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