Figure 6From: Correlation between mass transfer coefficient kLa and relevant operating parameters in cylindrical disposable shaken bioreactors on a bench-to-pilot scale Product of k L a number and Galilei number as a function of the Schmidt number (Sc) measured with 20 L bioreactors at 25°C using water (Sc = 416) and sulfite solutions with 0.5 M (Sc = 580) and 1 M Na 2 SO 3 (Sc = 877) with 10 -7 M CoSO 4 and 0.012 M phosphate buffer, initial pH = 8, power functions fitted to data points for different shaking frequencies and filling volumes, determined average exponent ϵ = -0.12. Back to article page