Disposable bioreactor

A disposable material processing apparatus, useable as a bioreactor or fermenter, includes a hollow tank and a mixing paddle disposed within the interior of the tank and adapted to mix contents therein. The paddle may be isolated within a flexible sleeve. Various functional elements, such as a sparg...

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Main Authors CLAES, TOM, CASTILLO, JOSE, VANHAMEL, STEVEN, BOSCO, FLORENCE, ZAMBEAUX, JEAN-PASCAL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.04.2012
Subjects
APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
ENZYMOLOGY
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
SPIRITS
TRANSPORTING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:A disposable material processing apparatus, useable as a bioreactor or fermenter, includes a hollow tank and a mixing paddle disposed within the interior of the tank and adapted to mix contents therein. The paddle may be isolated within a flexible sleeve. Various functional elements, such as a sparger, sensor, material extraction conduit, material addition conduit, and/or heat exchange element may be provided, and optionally arranged to travel with the paddle within the tank interior. Baffles may protrude into a mixing tank to enhance mixing. A tank and/or sleeve may comprise polymeric film material.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20080103211