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The application of corrugated parallel bundle model to immobilized cells in porous microcapsule membranes

Biria, D ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.12.022
  3. Publisher: 2008
  4. Abstract:
  5. To describe immobilized cells in porous microcapsule membranes with straight pores, a novel model called corrugated parallel bundle model (CPBM) was utilized. In this model, a network was developed with 10 main pores each composing 10 pore elements. Cell growth kinetic in the network was examined using non-structural models. Effectiveness factor and pore plugging time were calculated by solving reaction-diffusion equation set via finite difference method. The findings revealed that diffusion coefficient for lower order reactions will create a lesser impact on the reduction of effectiveness factor. These findings also indicated that the use of such supporting carrier for cell immobilization could enhance the operational life of the system. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
  6. Keywords:
  7. Cell growth ; Finite difference method ; Pore size ; Porous materials ; Corrugated parallel bundle model ; Effectiveness factor ; Pore plugging ; Porous microcapsule membranes ; Cell immobilization ; Diffusion ; Kinetics ; Mathematical model ; Membrane permeability ; Particle size ; Porosity ; Priority journal
  8. Source: Journal of Membrane Science ; Volume 311, Issue 1-2 , 2008 , Pages 159-164 ; 03767388 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738807009209