Title: fermenter
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - fermenter
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02338
Status: current

Definition
A bioreactor which enables optimal fermentation conditions to be maintained, allowing addition of nutrients, removal of products and insertion of measuring and/or control probes as well as other necessary equipment (e.g. for heating, cooling, aeration, agitation, sterilization, etc.) under sterile conditions.

Related Terms
- bioreactor: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/B00662
- fermentation: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/F02337
- insertion: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I03058

Source
- PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 154 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/F02338/xml

Citation: Citation: 'fermenter' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.F02338
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