Reactors for Modified Solid-State Fermentation

• Main Authors: ALIBEK, Ken, ALIBEK, Timur, FARMER, Sean, CALLOW, Nicholas, DIXON, Tyler
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.10.2020
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The subject invention provides for continuous production of advantageous microbes and/or by-products using a system capable of submerged fermentation, solid-state fermentation, and combinations thereof. In particular, the systems utilize cassettes or other similar containers as vessels for holding a solid substrate inoculated with a microorganism. The cassettes are aligned inside a tank, and the tank can optionally be filled with a liquid nutrient medium. The cassettes with substrate and growing microorganisms are removed from the tank for harvesting the microorganism, and a new, sterilized cassette with substrate can be replaced into the tank.