Course NumberEE-02-880W
PDH Hours1
Price$52
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Lessons Learned in Gas-Liquid Mixing: Optimizing a Bioreactor Pilot Plant

Webinar: Lessons Learned in Gas-Liquid Mixing: Optimizing a Bioreactor Pilot Plant

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Author: Gregory Benz

Scaling up fermentation and aerobic bioreactor processes from a pilot plant to full-scale production presents unique challenges. A frequent pitfall is operating pilot studies under typical conditions that do not accurately represent full-scale production environments.

This Live Webinar explores the typical differences between pilot and production-scale operating conditions and provides actionable strategies to bridge the gap. Participants will learn how to accurately bracket production conditions in the pilot scale and optimize total power consumption in full-scale equipment. The course dives into essential concepts, including mass transfer correlations, dissolved oxygen gradients, driving force, and practical techniques for dealing with low power per volume and superficial velocity when bracketing conditions in the pilot scale.

Intended Audience: This course is intended for all engineering disciplines, particularly those who are tasked with developing pilot data from aerobic bioreactors and those who must scale-up agitation to production equipment.

Learning Objectives

This Live Webinar course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Identifying the typical differences between pilot and production scale operating conditions.

  • Executing pilot protocols to successfully bracket production conditions.

  • Optimizing power consumption in production-scale equipment.

  • Utilizing mass transfer correlations for process scale-up.

  • Evaluating dissolved oxygen gradients and driving force.

  • Coping with low power/volume and superficial velocity when bracketing conditions in the pilot scale.

Note: This is a live webinar delivered via GoToMeeting. Login instructions will be emailed to you 24-48 hours prior to the webinar and the morning of the webinar. If you have not received your instructions for any reason please call customer support the day of the event. Webinars are live and interactive and students will have the ability to directly interact with and ask questions of the presenter.

We provide technical courses for PDH credits that meet Board requirements for Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. This course is guaranteed to be accepted in AK, AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, and WY. Before purchasing this course, please confirm that your state Board is listed above.

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