the oxidation of ferrous iron (fe2+) in solution using acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans has industrial applications exclusively in the regeneration of ferric iron (fe3+) as an oxidizing agent for the removal of hydrogen sulfide from waste gases, desulfurization of coal, leaching of non-ferrous metallic sulfides and treatment of acid mine drainage. the aim of this investigation was to increase the...

The paper presents a model predictive control method for continuous-time systems based on subspace identification. It’s developed by reformulating the continuous-time systems using Laguerre filters to obtain the subspace prediction output. Then, the subspace predictors are derived by QR decomposition from input-output and Laguerre matrices. The subspace predictive controller is designed with th...

For the quantitative analysis of cellular metabolism and its dynamics it is essential to achieve rapid sampling, fast quenching of metabolism and the removal of extracellular metabolites. Common manual sample preparation methods and protocols for cells are time-consuming and often lead to the loss of physiological conditions. In this work, we present a microchip-bioreactor setup which provides ...

The bioproduction of 3-methylcatechol from toluene via Pseudomonas putida MC2 was performed in a solid-liquid two-phase partitioning bioreactor with the intent of increasing yield and productivity over a single-phase system. The solid phase consisted of HYTREL, a thermoplastic polymer that was shown to possess superior affinity for the inhibitory 3-methylcatechol compared to other candidate pol...

The production of pharmaceuticals, a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry, is expected to see large economic growth in the coming years. However, stagnation in the development of new products has led the industry to search for other methods to achieve these economic goals. The change from batch processing practices to the continuous production seen in commodity chemicals industries is a way ...