Rheological, mass transfer, and mixing characterization of cellulase-producing Trichoderma reesei suspensions
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Steady and dynamic shear measurements are utilized to characterize the rheological behavior of Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 fungal suspensions during batch growth on xylose (soluble substrate) or cellulose (particulate solid substrate) at three different fermentor impeller speeds (250, 400, and 550 rpm). Biomass concentrations versus time were unimodal on xylose and bimodal on cellulose. This behavior is consistent with relatively rapid, early growth on easily metabolized growth medium components (yeast extract), followed by a second, slower growth phase due to hydrolysis of recalcitrant cellulose by increasing cellulose concentrations. Critical dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration for T. reesei growth on cellulose was found to be 0.073 mmol/L. The DO was kept above this level by supplementing the air feed with pure oxygen, implying that mass transfer limitations were not the cause of bimodal cell growth. Steady shear rheological data showed shear thinning behavior and a yield stress for all broth samples regardless of substrate. Dynamic shear measurements on broth suspensions indicated `gel-like` behavior at low strains, with microstructural breakdown at larger displacements. Time variations of the Casson model parameters (yield stress and Casson viscosity) and dynamic moduli (elastic and viscous modulus) followed both cell mass and morphology. 45 refs., 14 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 420928
- Journal Information:
- Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 12, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: Sep-Oct 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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