Influence of age and structure of Pencillium chrysogenum pellets on the internal concentration profiles

verfasst von
C. C.H. Cronenberg, S. P.P. Ottengraf, J. C. van den Heuvel, F. Pottel, D. Sziele, K. Schügerl, K. H. Bellgardt
Abstract

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 μm) 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.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Technische Chemie
Externe Organisation(en)
Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Bioprocess Engineering
Band
10
Seiten
209-216
Anzahl der Seiten
8
ISSN
0178-515X
Publikationsdatum
05.1994
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Biotechnologie, Angewandte Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00369531 (Zugang: Geschlossen)