Towards industrial biological hydrogen production: a review

GM Teke, B Anye Cho, CE Bosman, Z Mapholi… - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Increased production of renewable energy sources is becoming increasingly needed.
Amidst other strategies, one promising technology that could help achieve this goal is …

Extractive fermentation processes: modes of operation and application

GM Teke, SL Tai, RWM Pott - ChemBioEng Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bioprocesses can be hampered by product concentrations within a fermentation leading to
product‐inhibition, and reductions in yield and productivity. This limitation impacts …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic interplay of photobioreactor mixing and static mixer configuration on Rhodoseupdomonas palustris's growth and biohydrogen production

E Grobler, GM Teke, BA Cho, D Zhang, RWM Pott - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Inducing light/dark (L/D) cycles through mixing or recirculating the media in a
photobioreactor improves light utilization for biohydrogen production during …

A Numerical investigation of the hydrodynamic and mass transfer behavior of a liquid-liquid semi-partition bioreactor (SPB) designed for in-situ extractive fermentation

GM Teke, GK Gakingo, RWM Pott - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Organisms used in fermentation processes are sometimes inhibited by accumulation of
products or by-products. One route to circumvent this is via extractive fermentation. To …

Development of an ultrasound-assisted pre-treatment strategy for the extraction of d-Limonene toward the production of bioethanol from citrus peel waste (CPW)

GM Teke, L De Vos, I Smith, T Kleyn… - Bioprocess and Biosystems …, 2023 - Springer
Citrus is one of the world's most abundant fruits containing vitamins, pigments, and
fragrances, making it vital for several industries. However, these fruits contain about 45–50 …

A CFD coupled photo-bioreactive transport modelling of tubular photobioreactor mixed by peristaltic pump

BA Cho, E Grobler, RWMC Pott… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimisation and upscaling of biohydrogen production in externally pumped-recirculated
photobioreactors (PBRs) are hampered by the infeasible computational cost of coupling …

The liquid-liquid extractive fermentation of L–lactic acid in a novel semi-partition bioreactor (SPB)

GM Teke, GK Gakingo, RWM Pott - Journal of Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fermentation technology is commonly used as a mature process to produce numerous
products with the help of micro-organisms. However, these organisms are sometimes …

A review on the upstream production and downstream purification of mannosylerythritol lipids

AD Valkenburg, MZ Ncube, GM Teke… - Biotechnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biosurfactants are natural compounds with remarkable surface‐active properties that may
offer an eco‐friendly alternative to conventional surfactants. Among them, mannosylerythritol …

[HTML][HTML] CFD predictive simulations of miniature bioreactor mixing dynamics coupled with photo-bioreaction kinetics in transitional flow regime

BA Cho, GM Teke, GK Gakingo, RWMC Pott… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
High-throughput systems using miniaturised stirred bioreactors accelerate bioprocess
development due to their simplicity and low cost. However, fluctuating hydrodynamics pose …

Residence Time Distribution and Flow Characteristic in a Multistage Stirred Reactor

J Wang, H Wang, Z Li, Z Cai, Z Gao - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Continuously operated multistage stirred reactors are widely applied in the chemical
industry. Understanding the flow and residence time distribution is vital in the design and …