Session: Mixing in the Biotechnology Industry (2009 Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM

Delta Ballroom C (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

The production of chemicals and biological products through biological processes usually involves some form of mixing. This session will present papers on new developments in those biological processes that depend on mixing for effective operation.

Sponsor:

North American Mixing Forum

Chair:

Mario M. Alvarez
Email: mario.alvarez@itesm.mx

Co-Chair:

Alvin W. Nienow
Email: A.W.NIENOW@bham.ac.uk

8:30 AM

(372a) Mixing Scale-Down Studies for the Scale up of Beer Fermentation
Alvin W. Nienow, Georgina McLeod and Christopher J. Hewitt

8:55 AM

(372b) Comparison of Traditional Rushton Disc Turbines with up-Pumping Hydrofoil B2 Impellers in 550 L Pilot Scale Aerobic Submerged Fermentations
Mads O. Albaek, Stuart M. Stocks and Alvin W. Nienow

9:20 AM

(372c) Performance Characterization and Scalability of Disposable Bioreactors
Ashraf Amanullah, Terrence Allotta, Kapil Kothary, Gayle E. Derfus, Thomas Myint and Terry Hudson

9:45 AM

(372d) The Simplest Stirred Tank Bioreactor
Mario M. Alvarez, David Bulnes-Abundis, Marissa Granados and Josefina Castillo-Reyna

10:10 AM

(372e) Agitation of Microbial Cultures Via Low-Frequency Acoustic Energy for Improved Oxygen Transfer
Todd A. McAdams

10:35 AM

(372f) Inline Mixing Device for Medical Applications
Yves Delmotte

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