Theoretical considerations illustrate the feasibility and characteristics of continuous virus cultivation in cell suspensions Physical dimensions of the virus fermentor (lysostat) in relation to optimal yields can be predetermined. Poliovirus type 1 was grown on Hela S-3-1 (Saltzman) cells in a single-stage, percolator-type lysostat, with a yield of 421 TCID(50) per cell. Adenovirus type 14 was...

Solanum chrysotrichum cells were grown in a shake flask and a stirred tank bioreactor. Their growth kinetics and rheological and morphological behaviors were evaluated. The specific growth rate obtained in both systems was similar (0.09 day), but biomass yield achieved in shake flasks was 60 % higher than that in the fermentor. Culture broths exhibited non-Newtonian and shear-thinning character...

The effect of baffle and vortex agitation system on B. pertussis vaccine strain 509 growth yield was examined in industrial fermentor cultivation used single turbine impeller fixed at the bottom of vessel, which has the provision of growth of the organism under controlled conditions with regard to temperature, pH, aeration and agitation. From this study it was found that the use of baffled syst...

The improvement and modeling of a process for the supply of the volatile aromatic hydrocarbon, styrene, to a fermentor for increased biomass production of the medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) accumulating bacterium Pseudomonas putida CA-3 was investigated. Fed-batch experiments were undertaken using different methods to provide the styrene. Initial experiments where styrene wa...

Removal of ethanol from the fermentor during fermentation can increase productivity and reduce the costs for dewatering the product and coproduct. One approach is to recycle the fermentor contents through a stripping column, where a non-condensable gas removes ethanol to a condenser. Previous research showed that this approach is feasible. Savings of $0.03 per gallon were predicted at 34% corn ...

Waste biomass was anaerobically converted to carboxylate salts by using a mixed culture of acid-forming microorganisms. Municipal solid waste (MSW) was the energy source (carbohydrates) and sewage sludge (SS) was the nutrient source (minerals, metals, and vitamins). Four fermentors were arranged in series and solids and liquids were transferred countercurrently in opposite directions, which all...

Research work was carried out to describe the kinetics of cell growth, substrate consumption and product formation in batch fermentation of rapamycin using shake flask as well as laboratory-scale fermentor. Fructose was used as the sole carbon source in the fermentation media. Optimization of fermentation parameters and reliable mathematical models were used for the maximum production of rapamy...

P-glycoprotein (Pgp; mouse MDR3) was expressed in Pichia pastoris, grown in fermentor culture, and purified. The final pure product is of high specific ATPase activity and is soluble at low detergent concentration. 120 g of cells yielded 6 mg of pure Pgp; >4 kg of cells were obtained from a single fermentor run. Properties of the pure protein were similar to those of previous preparations, exce...

Cocultivation of cellulolytic and saccharolytic microbial populations is a promising strategy to improve bioethanol production from the fermentation of recalcitrant cellulosic materials. Earlier studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of cocultivation in enhancing ethanolic fermentation of cellulose in batch fermentation. To further enhance process efficiency, a semicontinuous cyclic fed-ba...