Overview

Aerobic fermentation is the most common way to produce products by bioprocessing. Mechanically agitated systems are the most common way of dispersing gasses into liquids, due to their versatility and ability to handle a wide variety of oxygen uptake rates. However, most pilot systems are not properly designed for developing the data needed for agitation scale-up or developing broth-specific mass transfer relationships.

This webinar will discuss proper pilot plant design and experimental protocol to allow scale-up and optimization of production fermenters, and the step-by-step procedure for determining optimum power and airflow in the production scale.

Speaker

Gregory T. Benz, President, Benz Technology International, Inc.

Gregory is president of Benz Technology International, Inc., located at 2305 S Clarksville Road, Clarksville, Ohio. He received his BSChE from the University of Cincinnati in 1976, and has taken a course on Fermentation Biotechnology from The Center for Professional Advancement. A registered Professional Engineer in Ohio, he has over 45 years’ experience in the design of agitation systems, specializing in polymer reactors, fermentation and bioreactors.

Currently his company does agitation, mixing and bioreactor design consultation, including designing pilot protocol, scaling up, equipment specification and bid evaluation. He has designed more than 150 fermenter agitators, as well as many polymer and biofuel agitation systems.

He is a member of AIChE, ISPE, SIMB, SBE, American Mensa and the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. He is an affiliated expert with Lee enterprise Consulting Partners. He has authored more than 48 technical articles and written two books. He has specific experience doing business in China, having managed his former employer’s business there for years, and having consulted there for multiple clients. He has traveled to China dozens of times and is a student of its language and culture.

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Biochemical Engineering Special Interest Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE

Time

13:00 –14:00 GMT.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.