A review of recent advances in airlift reactors technology with emphasis on environmental remediation

J Behin, P Amiri - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Airlift reactors (ALRs) and airlift bioreactors (ALBRs) have been widely used in many sectors
over the past decade. Although most articles have focused on the new design to improve the …

Synergistic Effects of Stirring and Aeration Rate on Carotenoid Production in Yeast Rhodotorula toruloides CCT 7815 Envisioning Their Application as Soap Additives

RM Ribeiro, BW Picão, DO Gonçalves, M Scontri… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of carotenoids by microbial organisms has gained significant interest due to
the growing demand for natural products. Among the non-model oleaginous red yeasts …

Oxygen transfer and gas holdup in airlift bioreactors assembled with helical flow promoters

BW Picão, DO Gonçalves, RM Ribeiro… - Bioprocess and …, 2023 - Springer
Bioreactors can perform biochemical conversions mediated by biocatalysts, such as
enzymes, animal cells, plants, and microorganisms. Among several existing models, airlift …

Production of antifungal saponins in an airlift bioreactor with a cell line transformed from Solanum chrysotrichum and its activity against strawberry phytopathogens

JA Salazar-Magallón… - Preparative Biochemistry …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Biotechnology through plant cell cultures in bioreactors is a tool that allows increasing the
production of secondary metabolites of commercial interest. The hydrodynamic …

Individual effect of shear rate and oxygen transfer on clavulanic acid production by Streptomyces clavuligerus

RM Ribeiro, MN Esperança, APA Sousa… - Bioprocess and …, 2021 - Springer
The production of biocompounds through the cultivation of filamentous microorganisms is
mainly affected by Oxygen Transfer Rate (OTR) and shear rate (̇ γ _ av γ˙ av) conditions …

Recombinant Escherichia coli cultivation in a pressurized airlift bioreactor: assessment of the influence of temperature on oxygen transfer and uptake rates

G Campani, G Gonçalves da Silva… - Bioprocess and …, 2017 - Springer
Temperature influences the rates of oxygen transfer (OTR) and uptake (q O2) in aerobic
bioprocesses. Hence, joint analysis of q O2 and OTR at variable temperature is essential for …

Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products

G Espina, P Cáceres-Moreno… - Biotechnological …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Biocatalysis has proven to be an essential industrial tool for converting raw material into
valuable bio-products. The discovery of new enzymes, the improvement of enzymatic …

Effect of geometric design on performance of square cross‐section concentric‐duct and split airlift bioreactors

MN Esperança, R Béttega… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of internal‐loop airlift bioreactors is affected by their geometry, especially
the bottom and gas‐liquid separator designs. Despite efforts to understand the impact of …

Late Microaerobic Growth for Efficient Production of Human Cytochrome P450 3A4 in E. coli

L Marchetti, M Planchestainer, S Panke, M Held - Chimia, 2023 - chimia.ch
Detailed preclinical characterization of metabolites formed in vivo from candidate drug
substances is mandatory prior to the initiation of clinical trials. Therefore, inexpensive and …

Aeration step method for kLa measurement under growth conditions in pneumatic bioreactors

JC Mestre, MO Cerri, MN Esperança… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Determination of the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) plays an
important role in the design and characterization of bioreactors. Among all methods …