Walter
Borzani, Brazilian biotechnologist (São Paulo 07 November 1924 – São Paulo 28
February 2008)
Authored about 200 papers
Performed works with international repercussion about
continuous alcoholic fermentation
Developed a
continuous process of alcoholic fermentation in a single fermenter (1955)
With P.A.S.
Podlech. An empirical correlation between the oil drop size distribution in
hydrocarbon-water systems, oil concentration, and impeller speed. Biotechn.
18:141-2, 1976
Developed production process of fungal amylase, banana
juice and protein concentrates of macrobiotic origin
With Falcone developed a banana medium for yeasts
(1960)
Developed the vital staining of dead yeast cells with
methylene blue
With M. Vairo. Quantitative adsorption of methylene
blue by dead yeast cells. J. Bacteriol. 76:251-55, 1958
With M. Vairo. Adsorption of methylene blue as a means
of determining cells concentration of dead bacteria in suspensions. Stain
Technol. 36:77-81, 1960
METHODS
With M. Vairo. New colorimetric methods for the
determination of total yeast concentration and for measurement of the
percentage of dead yeast cells (1958)
With M. Torloni. A filtration method for the
determination of concentration of microorganisms in air. Appl. Microbiol. 6(4):252-4, 1958
With M.
Falcone & M.L.R. Vairo. Processo
simplificado para a dosagem de açúcares redutores totais em melaço de cana. An.
Farm. Quim. São Paulo 10(5/6):69-72, 1959
A simple
technic for direct counting of microrganisms. St. Techn. 35:49, 1960
With M.L.R.
Vairo. Adsorption method for determining the percentage of dead cells in
suspensions of Sarcina lutea. J. Bacteriol. 80:574, 1960
Adsorption method for measuring the specific and
average areas of cells. J.
Biochem. Microb. Techn. Engin. 3(3):235-40, 1961
With Marina L.R. Vairo. Precise adsorption method for
measuring the percentage of dead bacterial cells. Appl. Microbiol. 10(6):500-3, 1962
With M. Torloni. A new technique for counting colonies
developed on membrane filters. Biotechn. Bioeng. 4(4):411-2, 1962
Adsorption
of dyes as a means of determining the corrected specific areas
of cells. Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias 37(33-4):453-6, 1965
With P.A.S.
Podlech. A radiometric method for determination of the oil drops size
distribution in hydrocarbon-water systems. Biotechn. 13:685-9, 1971
With E.W. Leser, C.M.S. Venosa & V.M.N.C. Martins.
Sieving method for the determination of mold concentration in heterogeneous
culture media. Biotechn. Bioeng. 14(2):273-7, 1972
With M.L.R.
Vairo & R.B. Brown. A modified adsorption method for measuring the specific
areas of microbial cells. J. Ferm. Technol. 52(6):364-8, 1974
An emprirical equation for evaluation of specific interfacial area in
hydrocarbon-water agitated systems (1977)
With M. Vairo. Determination of the volume fraction of
yeast cells in a sediment or in a suspension. Biotech. Letters 5:247-52, 1983
A general equation for the evaluation of the error
that affects the value of the maximum specific growth rate. World J. Microbiol. Biotechn. 10(4):475-6,
1994
With S.J.D. Souza. A simple method to control the
bacterial production of cellulosic films in order to obtain dried pellicles
presenting a desired average thickness. World J. Microb. Biotechn. 14(1):59-61, 1997
With A.C.R.A. Trojano & R.A. Villen. A relativity
simple and rapid method of thermal destruction of yeast cells. Cien. Tecnol. Alimentos 18(4):453-5,
1998
With G.L.
Salomão, J.C. Martins & V. Alonso. A simple method
to control the moisture content of the fermenting medium during
laboratory-scale solid-state fermentation experiments. Braz. J. Chem. Engin.
16(1):101-2, 1999
A weighing method to identify the microbial growth
phases in solid-state fermentation tests. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 16:601-5, 2000
MODELS
With H.
Hiss. A generalized kinetic model for the study of microbial growth. Biotechn.
Bioeng. 25:3079-87, 1983
With H.
Hiss. A simplified surface model for the kinetic study of hydrocarbon
consumption by yeasts. J. Ferm. Techn. 57(1):61-3, 1979
With B.R.V.
Concone, M.L.R. Vairo, P.A. Doin & J. Kovacs. A surface model for the
kinetic study of hydrocarbon utilization by yeasts. Recent Adv. Microb.
p.419-25, 1971
DEVICES
With M.L.R.
Vairo. Liquid feeder for constant low rates. Industr. Engin. Chem.
51:71-2, 1959
With M.L.R. Vairo. A simple differential fermentograph (1959)
A
simplified device for manufacture of micropipettes and microneedles. St. Techn.
35:150, 1960
With M.L.R. Vairo. A simple device for level control improvement in
small scale continuous fermenters (1972)
With S. Vaisbich. Airlift for bacterial leaching tests (1979)
Simple valve for constant low-rate liquid feeder (1979)
A simple
device for measurement of small feed rates in laboratory-scale fermenters. Biotechn.
24:1451-4, 1982
OTHERS
Sobre uma equação das hipérboles características na criometria das
soluções concentradas. Anais Assoc. Quim. Brasil 6:34, 1947
Uma relação entre a tensão superficial e a viscosidade da agua. Anais Assoc. Quim. Brasil 6:87, 1947