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Selected dyes for residence time distribution evaluation in bioreactors

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A selection of dyes for tracer studies in bioreactors, specially for wastewater treatment, is presented. Substances that showed no adsorption on air or biomass, stability in time, good solubility and no color change between pH 6.5 to 8.5, were: bromocresol green, bromophenol blue, dextran blue, eosin Y and mordant violet. Consequently they seem to be adequate for common biochemical engineering processes. In addition, dyes that showed some limitations, but may be employed in special cases, were: bromophenol red and phenol red (color change between pH 5.0 to 6.8 and 6.8 to 8.4 respectively) and methylene violet Bernsthen (low spectrophotometric response).

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  1. Instituto de Ingenieria-UNAM, Coyoacan, Apartado Postal 70-472, 04510, Mexico, D.F., Mexico

    B. Jimenez & A. Noyola

  2. INSA-GPI, Av. de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse Cedex, France

    B. Capdeville

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Jimenez, B., Noyola, A. & Capdeville, B. Selected dyes for residence time distribution evaluation in bioreactors. Biotechnol Tech 2, 77–82 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01876154

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