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Computer-Based Studies on Bioprocess Engineering

II — Tools for Process Operation

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Computer and Information Science Applications in Bioprocess Engineering

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In this paper we review recent advances on the practice and theory of process control with particular emphasis to the operation of bioreactors. We present in detail a case-study on the modelling, model-based identification and adaptive control of fed-batch baker’s yeast fermentation.

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Feyo De Azevedo, S., Pimenta, P., Oliveira, F., Ferreira, E.C. (1996). Computer-Based Studies on Bioprocess Engineering. In: Moreira, A.R., Wallace, K.K. (eds) Computer and Information Science Applications in Bioprocess Engineering. NATO ASI Series, vol 305. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0177-3_2

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