XANTHAN PRODUCTION IN AN EXTERNAL CIRCULATION LOOP AIRLIFT FERMENTER

被引:29
作者
KESSLER, WR
POPOVIC, MK
ROBINSON, CW
机构
[1] TECH FACHHSCH BERLIN,FB 3,BIOTECHNIKUM,W-1000 BERLIN 65,GERMANY
[2] UNIV WATERLOO,DEPT CHEM ENGN,WATERLOO N2L 3G1,ONTARIO,CANADA
关键词
XANTHAN GUM FERMENTATION; AIRLIFT BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;
D O I
10.1002/cjce.5450710114
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A preliminary study of xanthan production by Xanthomonas campestris was performed in an external-circulation-loop airlift (ECL-AL) fermenter. An average of 25 g/L xanthan of good viscosity characteristics was obtained in a total fermentation time of 49 hours. Oxygen limitation was observed after 36 hours of fermentation time. It is conclusively demonstrated that the ECL-AL fermenter can be used to economically produce xanthan. The key operating and design features are the liquid height, downcomer-to-riser cross-sectional area ratio (A(D)/A(R)) and the orfice diameter of the air sparger.
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页码:101 / 106
页数:6
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