Airlift bioreactor for biological applications with microbubble mediated transport processes
- Submitting institution
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University of Chester
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 10034/559335
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ces.2015.06.032
- Title of journal
- Chemical Engineering Science
- Article number
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- First page
- 243
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0009-2509
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper used CFD modelling to show that very small bubbles (< 100 microns) can give a step change in the performance of airlift reactors for biochemical applications. In particular, this work demonstrated that interfacial areas for gas-liquid transfer could be increased more than order of magnitude. Interstingly, this work came before such small 'microbubbles' could be reliably made but has driven the development of better technology for sub 100 micron microbubble generation by companies such as Perlemax Ltd. It is still the most downloaded paper in Chemical Engineering Science.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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