Correlation between volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient and power requirement in citric acid fermentation by aspergillus niger
A batch culture system for the production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger TISTR 3089 was studied to determine the effect of aeration and mixing on the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) and power requirement. A 2-l batch stirred-tank was used with impeller speeds of500-900 -rpm at an...
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
1995
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3306/1/Correlation_between_Volumetric_Oxygen_Transfer_Coefficient_and_Power.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3306/ http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2018%20(3)%20Dec.%201995/JTAS%20Vol.18%20(3)%201995%20(Pg%20183-186).pdf |
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| Summary: | A batch culture system for the production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger TISTR 3089 was studied to
determine the effect of aeration and mixing on the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) and power
requirement. A 2-l batch stirred-tank was used with impeller speeds of500-900 -rpm at an aeration rate of 0.65
vvm with glucose as the carbon source. kLa and power consumption varied with duration offermentation. The
data obtained were fitted to mathematical correlations between kLa and power requirement during gassing per
unit volume of liquid (Pg/V) and superficial gas velocity reported by previous researchers. By including the
agitator speed, better correlations were obtained, indicating the importance of stirrer speed in such correlations.
The proposed relationship is: kLa = k (Pg/V)0.95 U0.67 N0.5, where U is the superficial gas velocity and N is the
stirrer speed. |
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