Chapter 3. Biological Kinetics

  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.ch3

Book Title

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

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

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How to Cite

Dunn, I. J., Heinzle, E., Ingham, J. and Přenosil, J. E. (2005) Biological Kinetics, in Biological Reaction Engineering: Dynamic Modelling Fundamentals with Simulation Examples, Second Edition, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527603050.ch3

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;
  • biological kinetics;
  • enzyme kinetics;
  • Michaelis-Menten equation;
  • simple microbial kinetics;
  • structured kinetic models

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Enzyme Kinetics

    • Michaelis-Menten Equation

    • Other Enzyme Kinetic Models

    • Deactivation

    • Sterilization

  • Simple Microbial Kinetics

    • Basic Growth Kinetics

    • Substrate Inhibition of Growth

    • Product Inhibition

    • Other Expressions for Specific Growth Rate

    • Substrate Uptake Kinetics

    • Product formation

    • Interacting Microorganisms

      • Case A. Modelling of Mutualism Kinetics

      • Case B. Kinetics of Anaerobic Degradation

  • Structured Kinetic Models

    • Case Studies

      • Case C. Modelling Synthesis of Poly-β-hydroxybutyric Acid (PHB)

      • Case D. Modelling of Sustained Oscillations in Continuous Culture

      • Case E. Growth and Product formation of an Oxygen-Sensitive Bacillus-subtilis Culture

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