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Cultivation of Acetobacter xylinum for bacterial cellulose production in a modified airlift reactor.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11916454     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Acetobacter xylinum for bacterial cellulose production was cultivated in a modified airlift reactor. Better results were obtained from the modified reactor than from a conventional bubble column. After 72 h of cultivation, the final concentration of bacterial cellulose was 7.72 g/l and the productivity was 0.107 g/l per h in the modified airlift reactor. The concentration of bacterial cellulose was about three times higher than that produced in the conventional bubble column. Moreover, the bacterial cellulose produced using the modified reactor formed a unique elliptical pellet (the average diameter was 10 mm), which is different from the fibrous form produced using the stirred-tank reactor. The modified airlift reactor with the suspended bacterial cellulose in pellet form had a higher volumetric oxygen-transfer coefficient and mixing capability than that with bacterial cellulose in fibrous form. The dissolved oxygen in the modified airlift reactor could be maintained above 35% throughout the cultivation.
Authors:
Hai-Peng Cheng; Pei-Ming Wang; Jech-Wei Chen; Wen-Teng Wu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology and applied biochemistry     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0885-4513     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem.     Publication Date:  2002 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-03-27     Completed Date:  2002-08-29     Revised Date:  2007-03-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8609465     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Appl Biochem     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125-32     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30043, Taiwan, ROC.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bioreactors*
Cellulose / biosynthesis*
Gluconacetobacter xylinus* / genetics,  growth & development
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
9004-34-6/Cellulose

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