Xue et al. (1992) adapted the bioreactor of Durand and Chereau
(1988) to build a much larger scale process for the production of
microbial protein from sugar beet pulp by Aspergillus tamarii.
The bioreactor has a 17.6 m length, a 3.6 m width, and an overall
height of 2.0 m.
A perforated stainless steel plate, designed to support the bed, is
fixed at a height of 0.6 m.
The actual bed height used is 0.7 m, leaving a headspace of 0.7 m,
and giving a bed volume of 44 m3.