Kvasny Prum. 1978; 24(4): 82-88 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1978014

Effect of surfactant on oxygen transfer rate in a culture of microorganisms.Peer-reviewed article

J. PÁCA

A brief review of factors influencing foaming tendencies and methods of a foam destroying using in fermenters are given. Additions of surfactants into a cultivation medium to suppress the foam formation significantly affects the oxygen transfer rate from a gaseous to a liquid phase. In the experimental study the effect of the antifoam concentration Struktol OSH on changes in the oxygen transfer rate and foam stability during a batch culture of bacteria was tested.
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Keywords: surfactant, oxygen transfer, mikroorganismus

Published: April 1, 1978