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Efficiency of natural oils as antifoaming agents in bioprocesses
Author(s) -
VardarSukan F.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280430105
Subject(s) - defoamer , natural (archaeology) , dimensionless quantity , biochemical engineering , fermentation , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , dispersant , thermodynamics , engineering , biology , dispersion (optics) , paleontology , physics , optics
The effectiveness and efficiency of nine different natural oils were investigated using simulated fermentation media and several dimensionless coefficients were derived to provide a means for quantitative comparison. Furthermore, correlations between the physical and chemical properties of natural oils and of media and foam‐suppression efficiencies of natural oils were sought. It was concluded that the effectiveness of a natural oil in foam suppression greatly varies with the type of medium.