ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
One approach to exploring the behavior of microbial cultures during transient conditions of unbalanced growth is to experimentally observe continuous-flow biological reactors which have been subjected to perturbations in the influent flowrate and/or concentration of growth-limiting substrate. Proper interpretation of such experiments requires that appropriate account be taken of reaction stoichiometry, the distribution and abundance of microbial populations within the reactor, and the nonideality of mixing and flow distribution in the reactor. These aspects of proper experimental design are particularly critical when the system of interest involves methanogenic consortia and is not a completely-mixed, suspended-growth reactor.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260350713
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