%A P R Patnaik
%J Hungarian Journal of Industrial Chemistry
%T Fractal analysis of a recombinant fermentation with imperfect mixing and disturbances.
%X To optimise the performance of a recombinant fermentation under realistic conditions, it is important to understand how it is affected by non-idealities. This study proposes a fractal approach. From the time-domain profiles of key concentrations in a feed-batch fermentation, fractal dimensions have been computed. They serve as indicators of the effects of imperfect mixing and disturbances. Fractal dimensions are applicable to both intra- and extra-cellular variables, and include information on the internal metabolism and its interactions with the extra-cellular environment. 
%N 3
%K CULTURES; MODEL

%P 175-178
%V 27
%D 1999
%L open819