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In situ filtration of Anchusa officinalis culture in a cell-retention stirred tank bioreactor

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The effect of agitation and aeration on filtration of Anchusa officinalis culture in a stirred tank bioreactor integrated with an internal filter unit was investigated. Increases in suction head of the pump that drove the filtration process were measured at impeller speeds of 100 and 200 rpm. Surprisingly, suction head attained at 200 rpm was about 40% higher than at 100 rpm. Direct observation of the cake deposition process in the reactor using a dilute cell suspension revealed that the filter cake formed at 100 rpm was thicker, but less compact. Aeration at 0.4 vvm was shown to have little effect on the filtration rate, since the bulk fluid flow was dominated by the impeller hydrodynamics. The initial flux can be recovered by filter backwashing with compressed air at a flow rate of 0.6 vvm for a duration of 5 minutes.

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  1. Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, 96822, Honolulu, HI, USA

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Su, W.W. In situ filtration of Anchusa officinalis culture in a cell-retention stirred tank bioreactor. Biotechnol Tech 9, 259–264 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151572

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