Mathematical modelization of a packed-bed reactor performance with immobilized yeast for ethanol fermentation.
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.
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Divisió d'Enginyeria Química, Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
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