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The design of stirred reactors with hollow fiber catalysts for Michaelis‐Menten kinetics
Author(s) -
Georgakis C.,
Chan P. CH.,
Aris R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260170108
Subject(s) - thiele modulus , kinetics , normalization (sociology) , thermodynamics , diffusion , fiber , chemistry , michaelis–menten kinetics , catalysis , reactor design , continuous reactor , materials science , chemical engineering , physics , organic chemistry , nuclear engineering , engineering , classical mechanics , sociology , anthropology , enzyme assay , enzyme
A method of calculating the conversion in Rony's hollow fiber reactor is outlined. It, is assumed that, the kinetics are of Michaelis‐Menten type and that diffusion within the hollow fiber, as well as through its wall, should be taken into account. The normalization of the Thiele modulus suffices to unify the treatment of internal diffusion and the pseudosteady state hypothesis is found to be valid under almost all conditions.