PRODUCTION OF POLISACCHARIDES BY BACTERIAL STRAINS FROM BULGARIAN GEOTHERMAL SPRINGS: ENGINEERING PARAMETERS AT ELEVATED SCALE

Kambourova M., Mandeva R., Dimova D., Poli A., Nicolaus, B.& Tommonaro G., Production and characterization of a microbial glucan, synthesized by Geobacillus tepidamans V264 isolated from Bulgarian hot spring. Carbohydrate Polymers , 77, 338- 343, 2009.

Radchenkova N., Kambourova M., Tonova K.& Vlaev S.D ., Biocapacity of thermophilic bacteria from Bulgarian hot springs for generation of "green" polysaccharides. Proc. Int. Conf. Green Technologies and Environmental Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011, p.76.

Radchenkova N., Vassilev S., Panchev I., Anzelmo G., Tomova I., Nicolaus B., Kuncheva M., Petrov K. & Kambourova, M., Production and properties of two exopolysaccharides synthesized by a thermophilic bacterium Aeribacillus palidus 418. 2013 (in press). GeoConference on Nano, Bio and Green – Technologies for a Sustainable Future

Radchenkova N., Vassilev S., Martinov M., Kuncheva M., Panchev I., Vlaev S.D. & Kambourova, M., Optimization of aeration and agitation on EPS production by Aeribacillus palidus 418 and emulsifying properties of the product, 2013 (in press)

Vlaev S .D. & Martinov M., Shape effects on impeller power characteristic for mixing and gassing power law fluids, Int. Chem. Eng. Symp. Ser., 146, 253-262, 1999.

Vlaev SD, Martinov M. & Radchenkova N., Mixing and aeration in EPS solutions related to extremophilic fermentations, In: Food Science, Engineering and Technologies Scientific Works, Vol. 57 (2), UFT, Plovdiv, 2010, pp 389-394.

Elqotbi M., Vlaev SD, Montastruc, L. & Nikov I , CFD modelling of two-phase stirred bioreaction systems by segregated solution of the Euler –Euler model , Comp. Chem. Eng. ,48, 113– 120, 2013.

Vlaev S.D., Georgiev D., Nikov I. & Elqotbi M. Shear analysis of mixing reactors –verification of the CFD approach, In: Proc. 12 th European Conference on Mixing, Bologna, (Editors: F.Magelli, G.Baldi, A.Brucato), 2006, pp. 479-486.

Martin M., Montes F. & Galan M.G., On the contribution of the scales of mixing to the oxygen transfer in stirred tanks, Chem. Eng. J., 145, 232-241, 2008.

Martinov M., Vlaev SD, Radchenkova N. & K ambourova M., Mass transfer coefficients in stirred reactors containing exopolysaccharides obtained from thermophilic strains, In: Food Science, Engineering and Technologies Scientific Works, UFT, Plovdiv, 2010, Vol. 59, 2012, pp. 806-810.

Kambourova M., Mandeva R., Dimova D., Poli A., Nicolaus, B.& Tommonaro G., Production and characterization of a microbial glucan, synthesized by Geobacillus tepidamans V264 isolated from Bulgarian hot spring. Carbohydrate Polymers , 77, 338- 343, 2009.

Radchenkova N., Kambourova M., Tonova K.& Vlaev S.D ., Biocapacity of thermophilic bacteria from Bulgarian hot springs for generation of "green" polysaccharides. Proc. Int. Conf. Green Technologies and Environmental Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011, p.76.

Radchenkova N., Vassilev S., Panchev I., Anzelmo G., Tomova I., Nicolaus B., Kuncheva M., Petrov K. & Kambourova, M., Production and properties of two exopolysaccharides synthesized by a thermophilic bacterium Aeribacillus palidus 418. 2013 (in press). GeoConference on Nano, Bio and Green – Technologies for a Sustainable Future

Radchenkova N., Vassilev S., Martinov M., Kuncheva M., Panchev I., Vlaev S.D. & Kambourova, M., Optimization of aeration and agitation on EPS production by Aeribacillus palidus 418 and emulsifying properties of the product, 2013 (in press)

Vlaev S .D. & Martinov M., Shape effects on impeller power characteristic for mixing and gassing power law fluids, Int. Chem. Eng. Symp. Ser., 146, 253-262, 1999.

Vlaev SD, Martinov M. & Radchenkova N., Mixing and aeration in EPS solutions related to extremophilic fermentations, In: Food Science, Engineering and Technologies Scientific Works, Vol. 57 (2), UFT, Plovdiv, 2010, pp 389-394.

Elqotbi M., Vlaev SD, Montastruc, L. & Nikov I , CFD modelling of two-phase stirred bioreaction systems by segregated solution of the Euler –Euler model , Comp. Chem. Eng. ,48, 113– 120, 2013.

Vlaev S.D., Georgiev D., Nikov I. & Elqotbi M. Shear analysis of mixing reactors –verification of the CFD approach, In: Proc. 12 th European Conference on Mixing, Bologna, (Editors: F.Magelli, G.Baldi, A.Brucato), 2006, pp. 479-486.

Martin M., Montes F. & Galan M.G., On the contribution of the scales of mixing to the oxygen transfer in stirred tanks, Chem. Eng. J., 145, 232-241, 2008.

Martinov M., Vlaev SD, Radchenkova N. & K ambourova M., Mass transfer coefficients in stirred reactors containing exopolysaccharides obtained from thermophilic strains, In: Food Science, Engineering and Technologies Scientific Works, UFT, Plovdiv, 2010, Vol. 59, 2012, pp. 806-810.