INFLUENCE OF AGE AND STRUCTURE OF PENICILLIUM-CHRYSOGENUM PELLETS ON THE INTERNAL CONCENTRATION PROFILES

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CRONENBERG, CCH [1 ]
OTTENGRAF, SPP [1 ]
VANDENHEUVEL, JC [1 ]
POTTEL, F [1 ]
SZIELE, D [1 ]
SCHUGERL, K [1 ]
BELLGARDT, KH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV HANNOVER,INST TECH CHEM,D-30167 HANNOVER,GERMANY
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BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING | 1994年 / 10卷 / 5-6期
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10.1007/BF00369531
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Pellets of Penicillium chrysogenum which were spontaneously formed after a certain stage of a batch fermentation, displayed a considerable structural change in course of their lifetime. Microelectrode studies showed the internal mass transport properties of these pellets (diameter 1-3 mm) to be highly effected by their morphological structure. Relatively young pellets, in an early stage of the batch fermentation, possessed a homogeneous and dense structure. These pellets were only partly penetrated by oxygen (ca. 70 mum) at air saturated bulk conditions. Older pellets, in a final stage of the batch fermentation, were stratified and fluffy. They were completely penetrated by oxygen due to a decreased activity and a higher diffusivity. Investigations with glucose microelectrodes revealed that glucose consumption inside pellets of all lifetimes exclusively occurred in the periphery, indicating that growth was restricted to these regions only.
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