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Mechanism of liquid hydrocarbon uptake by microorganisms and growth kinetics

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Abbreviations

ĀP :

mean interfacial area between dispersed ans continuous phase per unit volume of dispersion, cm−1

ā:

mean surface area occupied per cell on oil droplet, cm2

Di :

agitator diameter, cm

dC :

Sauter mean diameter of cells, cm

dP :

Sauter mean diameter of oil droplets, cm

dPO :

Sauter mean diameter of oil droplets in oil-basal salt solution, cm

d* :

dP · dd 1

d *o :

dPO · dd 1

H:

liquid depth in fermentor vessel, cm

KS :

saturation constant for growth kinetic model, g · l−1 in Eq. (1), g · g−1 in Eq. (12)

kLα:

volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient for liquid phase, h−1

N:

agitation speed, rps or rpm

NWe :

Weber number=N2 · D 3i · ρ aq · σ −1

nP :

number of oil droplets per unit volume (cm−3) of dispersion,

Pg :

agitator power consumption in gassed fermentor, hp

QO2 :

oxygen uptake rate, (mole O2) · (g cell)−1 · h−1

Q′O2 :

(oxygen uptake rate) — (endogenous respiration rate), (mole O2) · (g cell)−1 · h−1

S:

concentration of oil in medium, g · l−1

S*:

concentration of accommodated oil in medium, g · l−1

T:

diameter of reactor, cm

t:

growth time, h

V:

working volume of reactor, m3

X:

cell concentration, g · l−1

μ:

specific growth rate, h−1

μ max :

maximum specific growth rate, h−1

ρ:

density of continuous phase, g · cm−3

ρ aq :

density of aqueous phase, g · cm−3

ρ o :

density of oil phase, g · cm−3

σ:

interfacial tension, dyne · cm−1

φ:

volume fraction of oil in medium

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Miura, Y. (1978). Mechanism of liquid hydrocarbon uptake by microorganisms and growth kinetics. In: Advances in Biochemical Engineering, Volume 9. Advances in Biochemical Engineering, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0048090

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