Stirred ceramic membrane reactors

Kamoshita Y, Ohashi R, and Suuzuki T. Improvement of filtration performance of stirred ceramic membrane reactor and its application to rapid fermentation of lactic acid by dense cell culture of Lactoccus lactis. J. Ferment. Bioeng. 1998 85(4) 422 27. 

Dong, H., Tang, Y. J., Ohashi, R., Hamel, J. F. P. (2005). A perfusion culture system using a stirred ceramic membrane reactor for hyperproduction of IgG2a monoclonal antibody by hybridoma cells. Biotechnology Progress, 21, 140—147. 

Ohashi, R., Yamamoto, T., Suzuki, T. (1999). Continuous production of lactic acid from molasses by perfusion culture of Lactococcus lactis using a stirred ceramic membrane reactor. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 87, 647—654. 

Suzuki, T., Sato, T., Kominami, M. (1994). A dense cell retention culture system using a stirred ceramic membrane reactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 44, 1186—1192. 

Takahiro, S. (1996) A dense cell culture system for microorganisms using a stirred ceramic membrane reactor incorporating asymmetric porous ceramic filters. Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering,92,264-211. 

Escobar et al (2001) did a complete study in which pilot plant trials were conducted in a corn wet mill with a 7000-L membrane recycle bioreactor (MRB) that integrated ceramic microflltration membranes in a semi-closed loop configuration with a stirred-tank reactor. Residence times of 7.5-10 h... 

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