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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
In industrial bioreactors, levels and gradients of total and partial pressures are considerably higher than on the laboratory scale. In the relevant range (in general up to 2 or 3 bar, maximum approx. 10 bar), effects of total pressure on aerobic cultures are negligibly small. CO2 partial pressures of more than approx. 100 mbar may have inhibitory effects on aerobic cultures. Growth of aerobic cultures can be enhanced by O2 partial pressures higher than 210 mbar (corresponding to air at 1 bar), if oxygen transfer is limited. In many cases, however, increased O2 partial pressure (higher than approx. 1 bar) is toxic to aerobic cultures and inhibits microbial growth and product formation. Stepwise and cyclic variations of O2 partial pressure may have positive or negative effects, depending on strain of microorganism, culturing conditions, and range of dissolved oxygen concentration. Knowledge of these effects is required in process development and bioreactor scale-up.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0724-6145
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
137-69
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of total and partial pressure (oxygen and carbon dioxide) on aerobic microbial processes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't