Chapter 2. Basic Bioreactor Concepts

  1. Dr. Irving J. Dunn1,
  2. Professor Dr. Elmar Heinzle2,
  3. Dr. John Ingham3,
  4. Dr. Jiří E. Přenosil1

Published Online: 28 JAN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527603050.ch2

Biological Reaction Engineering: Dynamic Modelling Fundamentals with Simulation Examples, Second Edition

Biological Reaction Engineering: Dynamic Modelling Fundamentals with Simulation Examples, Second Edition

How to Cite

Dunn, I. J., Heinzle, E., Ingham, J. and Přenosil, J. E. (2005) Basic Bioreactor Concepts, in Biological Reaction Engineering: Dynamic Modelling Fundamentals with Simulation Examples, Second Edition, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527603050.ch2

Author Information

  1. 1

    ETH Zürich, Department of Chemical Engineering, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland

  2. 2

    University of Saarland, Department of Technical Biochemistry, P.O. Box 15 11 50, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany

  3. 3

    University of Bradford, Department of Chemical Engeering, Bradford BD7 1DP, United Kingdom

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 28 JAN 2005
  2. Published Print: 25 JUN 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527307593

Online ISBN: 9783527603053

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Keywords:

  • biological reaction engineering;
  • basic bioreactor concepts;
  • bioreactor modelling;
  • bioreactor operation;
  • batch operation;
  • semicontinuous operatrion;
  • fed batch operation;
  • continuous operation

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Information for Bioreactor Modelling

  • Bioreactor Operation

    • Batch Operation

    • Semicontinuous or Fed Batch Operation

    • Continuous Operation

    • Summary and Comparison