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. 2012 Sep 4;11:119. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-11-119

Table 3.

External and internal mass transfer parameters

 
External parameters
Internal parameters
  ν0(μmol/min) KL× 102(cm/min) N1(mmol/min) Da × 104 k1× 102
(min-1)
ηi ϕ Deff× 104(cm2/min)
Free cells
1.62
 
 
 
5.23
 
 
 
Ca-alginate
1.39
4.34
5.66
2.46
5.44
0.86
0.54
2.70
Alginate-chitosan 1.34 3.56 4.64 2.89 5.27 0.83 0.62 1.54