title: A complete computer monitoring and control system using commercially available, configurable software for laboratory and pilot plant Escherichia coli fermentations.
abstract: The advent of inexpensive computers and associated control and data acquisition software makes possible the development of sophisticated, configurable, integrated monitoring and control systems for small-scale laboratory and pilot-scale fermentors at low cost. We describe here the implementation of such a system, the interfacing of off-line instruments to enhance real time data analysis, low level process control and several substrate feeding protocols.
authors.affiliation: Somatogen Inc, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Blackmore
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Blome
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Neway
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003199:Computer Systems; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D000641:Ammonia; D005947:Glucose; D010100:Oxygen