A biological process subject to noncompetitive substrate inhibition in a generalized flow reactor

Authors

  • Mark Ian Nelson University of Wollongong
  • Timothy Nicholls
  • Norhayati Hamzah Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21914/anziamj.v54i0.6170

Keywords:

bioreactor, kinetics, stirred tank, substrate inhibition

Abstract

We analyse the steady-state operation of a continuous flow bioreactor in which the biochemical reaction is governed by noncompetitive substrate inhibition (Andrews kinetics). A generalized reactor model is used in which the well-stirred bioreactor and the idealized membrane bioreactor are special cases. As generic properties of systems subject to substrate inhibition have been obtained by other authors, we discuss reaction engineering features specific to Andrews kinetics. doi:10.1017/S1446181113000126

Published

2013-10-16

Issue

Vol. 54 (2012)

Section

Articles for Printed Issues