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Biomass production by Candida species from n-alkanes in a film-submerged reactor in comparison with known culture methods

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The growth of Candida oleophila with n-alkanes as sole carbon source was investigated in a film-submerged reactor and compared with other usual processes (standing culture, rollacell culture, shaking-flask culture, stirred tank). It was shown that the film-submerged reactor with a stirring baffle-plate was especially suitable for the alkane fermentation with yeasts because the alkanes were distributed sufficiently, and the medium was stirred carefully so that the formation of aggregates consisting of alkanes, cells and air bubbles was not significantly affected.

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  1. Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Münster, D-4400, Münster, Germany

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Sprenger, B., Rehm, H.J. Biomass production by Candida species from n-alkanes in a film-submerged reactor in comparison with known culture methods. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17, 64–68 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00510574

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