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STUDY ON ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION IN A STATIONARY BASKET BIOREACTOR WITH IMMOBILIZED YEAST CELLS


ROXANA ROTARU 1, ANCA-IRINA GALACTION 2, DAN CAÅžCAVAL 1*
1. \"Gh. Asachi\" Technical University of IaÅŸi, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Biochemical Engineering, D. Mangeron 73, 700050 IaÅŸi, Romania
2. \"Gr.T. Popa\" University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iaşi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, Department of Biotechnologies, M. Kogălniceanu 9-13, 700454 Iaşi, Romania
* Corresponding author: dancasca@ch.tuiasi.ro

Issue:

SCSCC6, Volume XII, No. 1

Section:

Volume XII, No. 1(2011)

Abstract:

The use of a stationary basket bioreactor with immobilized S. cerevisiae cells indicated the possibility to extend the number of alcoholic fermentation cycles that can be carried out with the same biocatalysts to over nine. Although the rates of glucose consumption and ethanol production were lower than those recorded for the mobile beds of immobilized yeast cells, the mechanical lysis of the biocatalysts is avoided in the case of basket bed. Due to the substrate and product accumulation inside the basket bed, the fermentation process can be improved by washing out the biocatalysts bed over two or four cycles.

Keywords:

alcohol, basket bioreactor, glucose, immobilized cells, yeast.

Code [ID]:

CSCC6201112V01S01A0011 [0003318]

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