title: Mathematical modelization of a packed-bed reactor performance with immobilized yeast for ethanol fermentation.
abstract: The performance of a continuous vertical packed-bed reactor with yeast immobilized in carrageenan gel beads is reported. The study focuses on the mathematical modelling of the steady-state fermentor behavior by means of a tanks-in-series model which includes the intrinsic kinetic model and the external mass transfer and internal diffusion-reaction conditions in the beads.
authors.affiliation: Divisió d'Enginyeria Química, Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gòdia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solà