Comparative analysis of mixing efficiency and distribution induced by radial impellers in bioreactors with stirred bed of immobilized cells | Zendy

AncaIrina Galaction | Zendy; Anca-Marcela Lupăşteanu | Zendy; Marius Turnea | Zendy; Dan Cașcaval | Zendy

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Comparative analysis of mixing efficiency and distribution induced by radial impellers in bioreactors with stirred bed of immobilized cells

Author(s) -

AncaIrina Galaction,

Anca-Marcela Lupăşteanu,

Marius Turnea,

Dan Cașcaval

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

chemical industry and chemical engineering quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.189

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2217-7434

pISSN - 1451-9372

DOI - 10.2298/ciceq090407002g

Subject(s) - impeller , disperser , rushton turbine , paddle , turbine , mixing (physics) , mechanics , suspension (topology) , bioreactor , agitator , materials science , sawtooth wave , chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering , mathematics , physics , composite material , telecommunications , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , homotopy , pure mathematics

The influences of the main factors on the mixing efficiency and distribution for a bioreactor with stirred/mobile bed of immobilized S. cerevisiae cells in alginate (biocatalyst particles with 4, 4.6 and 5.2 mm diameters) have been comparatively analyzed for six radial impellers: a disperser sawtooth, Smith turbine, a pumper mixer, a curved bladed turbine, a paddle with six blades, a pitched bladed turbine vs. Rushton turbine. The most efficient impellers, from the viewpoint of intensity and uniformity of the suspension circulation were found to be the Smith turbine, the paddle with six blades and the pitched bladed turbine. The mathematical correlations describing the influence of the main factors on mixing time were established for each studied impeller offering a good concordance with the experimental data (the average deviations vary from ±7.9% for pitched bladed turbine to ±12.1% for disperser sawtooth).

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