Kartik Gehlot

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What type of antifoam agents can be used for oil based fermentation process in bioreactor?

I am using vegetable oil as a carbon source for the bacteria and supplying air in the fermenter. During the course of fermentation, it is causing heavy foaming in reactor which is not getting...

07 July 2022 8,236 3 View

How to calculate specific growth rate (µ) and Substrate Utilization Constant (Ks) of bacteria (Zymomonas mobilis) accuartely in a bioreactor?

Do both are affected by initial glucose concentration in media ? I have taken initial glucose (substrate) in following concentrations (g/l) : 20, 40, 60, 80, 100. Rest other components of media...

06 April 2018 9,622 4 View

What kind of anti-foam agents can be used with Pichia stiptis (yeast) to prevent excessive foaming without interfering with oxygen transfer ?

Excessive foam formation during batch and continuous fermentation is interfering with the growth and ethanol production from organism. I am keeping 200 rpm and supplying 1 LPM air in with 2L...

30 May 2017 7,134 4 View