1Research Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
2Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vishwavidyalaya Engineering College, Sarguja University, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, India
Three phase gas-liquid-solid systems are widely used by the pharmaceutical industries for the production of antibiotics such as patulin, penicillin, bacitracin etc. for which immobilized cell system or biofilms are used. During the process immobilized cells are fluidized in the liquid media using air. The present paper investigates regarding the dependency of the pressure drop on the height of liquid media present in the fluidizer.
Immobilized cell, biofilm, fluidization, antibiotics, bioreactor
