Ar area reactor m^2
concentration component in phase j mol/m^3substrate concentration in medium phase at t=0 mol/m^3Di diffusion coefficient component m^2 /s
dbead gel bead diameter m
ddrop droplet diameter m
dnoz nozzle diameter m
Fo dimensionless time —
g gravity constant m^2 /s
Hbed height fluidised bed m
Ht height of one medium tank m
Ht,i height of disperse phase tank m
K overall mass transfer coefficient water/droplet
Km michaelis-menten constant mol/m^3
Kbead,i mass transfer coefficient component i water/gel bead
mass transfer coefficient interface droplet/bulk dropletmass transfer coefficient bulk water/interface dropletN_dis number of tanks in disperse phase per one medium tank —
m distribution coefficient organic/water —
Rp gel bead radius m
r space-coordinate in gel bead m
t time s
Uc medium phase flux m^3 /(m^2 s)
Ud organic solvent flux m^3 /(m^2 s)
Vr reactor volume m^3
V∞ terminal rise velocity droplet m/s
vmax maximum substrate conversion rate mol/(gcats)
vwp slip velocity water particle m/s
vwo slip velocity water droplet m/s
X concentration biocatalyst gcat/m^3
dimensionless concentration component in phase j —Design of liquid-liquid-solid fluidised-bed bioreactors 379