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MEMBRANE SUPPORT SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biomass Energy
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cell biomass
1, record 1, English, cell%20biomass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Biomass material constituted of chemically grown cells. 2, record 1, English, - cell%20biomass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cell: Basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms. It is a complex collection of molecules with many different activities that are integrated to form a functional unit. 3, record 1, English, - cell%20biomass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The use of growing cells in suspension as biocatalysts is generally termed fermentation. Such processes may be distinguished as batch, fed batch or continuous depending on the kinetic relationship between addition of substrate and harvesting of product. Non-growing systems include the use of suspensions, cells retained within a semipermeable membrane, or cells immobilized in or on a solid support. Such immobilized cells may be used in a fixed bed, expanded bed, fluid bed or fully mixed system.... Although many so-called fermentation reactions are carried out under aerobic conditions, these are of little interest in the present context since, when oxygen is used as the terminal electron acceptor, the production of low molecular weight metabolites of the type required is restricted and a high proportion of the carbon in the feedstock is converted into cell biomass. 1, record 1, English, - cell%20biomass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Énergie de la biomasse
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biomasse cellulaire
1, record 1, French, biomasse%20cellulaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'immobilisation cellulaire. Immobiliser les microalgues sur des supports poreux, transparents à la lumière, perméables aux échanges gazeux et à l'eau chargée de sels minéraux, c'est résoudre le problème ultérieur de la récolte par séparation de la phase liquide (milieu de culture) et de la phase solide (biomasse cellulaire). 2, record 1, French, - biomasse%20cellulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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