Balances of microbial growth

• Authors: K.W. Szewczyk
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

General problems of mass and energy balances of microbial growth are presented. The elemental mass balance and limits for biomass yield are discussed. Methods of the biomass yield prediction are reviewed. A concept of Gibbs energy of biooxidation is applied in the energy balance. Thermodynamic limits of microbial growth are discussed. A simple model of metabolism is described to present the structural approach to microbial growth balances.

Keywords

EN

ENERGY BALANCE; GROWTH; MASS BALANCE; MICROBE

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2002
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 15-32

Contributors

author

K.W. Szewczyk

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: K. W. Szewczyk, Wydzial Inzynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej, Politechnika Warszawska, ul. Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warszawa, Poland