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Oxygen transfer in mechanically agitated aqueous systems containing dispersed hydrocarbon

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In this article, the effect of dispersed n ‐dodecane or n hexadecane on the air-to-aqueous phase overall volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient in a simulated (cell-free) stirred-tank fermentor is described.
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The effect of dispersed n ‐dodecane or n ‐hexadecane on the air‐to‐aqueous phase overall volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient in a simulated (cell‐free) stirred‐tank fermentor is described. The oil volume fraction ranged from zero to 0.10; the ionic strength of the aqueous phases was varied from 0 to 0.45. The air‐to‐aqueous phase coefficients in both oil‐free (KLa) and oil‐bearing (KLa*) systems were evaluated from unsteady‐state experiments using a membrane‐covered probe to follow the aqueous phase dissolved oxygen tension.

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Mathematical models for design of bioreactors: applications of Kolmogoroff's theory of isotropic turbulence

TL;DR: In this paper, an attempt is made to review the current state of the art of mathematical models for design parameters in bioreactors from the viewpoint of isotropic turbulence theory.
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Extractive Bioconversion of 2-Phenylethanol from L-Phenylalanine by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Mass transfer enhancement of gas absorption in oil-in-water systems: a review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review on the gas-liquid mass transfer enhancement due to the presence of a second dispersed liquid phase is presented, where the authors describe the mass transfer characteristics in a gas-liqueficient liquid-liquid system and the ability of an immiscible oil phase to influence the possible pathway for gas transfer.
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Mass transfer in multiphase agitated contactors

TL;DR: In this article, the batch gas absorption technique was used to measure gas volumetric mass transfer coefficients kLa for some gas-liquid and gas-water mixture, including liquid and gas.
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The spreading of liquids on low-energy surfaces. II. Modified tetrafluoroethylene polymers

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Oxygen absorption in stirred tanks: A correlation for ionic strength effects

TL;DR: In this paper, a new correlation was given for the prediction of the volumetric coefficient for mass transfer (KLa) in stirred tanks from dispersed gas bubbles to basal salt solutions of ionic strengths representative of fermentation media.
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