DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MICROORGANISM CELL DISRUPTION BY EXTRUSION

• Main Authors: DE OLIVEIRA LEITE, Mauricio, BRANTES BACELLAR MENDES, Leonardo, ARÊDES MARTINS, Marcio, NOVAIS ROCHA, Dilson, BEZERRA VIEIRA, Bruno, RICHARD JOÃO, Rafael
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Portuguese
• Published: 19.09.2019
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENTS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESSENTIAL OILS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PERFUMES; PRODUCING (PRESSING, EXTRACTION), REFINING AND PRESERVINGFATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES (e.g. LANOLIN), FATTY OILS AND WAXES,INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to devices and systems for microorganism cell wall disruption. Within this scenario, the present invention provides a device for the disruption of cells in a microorganism suspension, comprising (i) an inlet duct (1) for microorganisms, (ii) an annular canal (13) downstream from the inlet duct (1) and in communication therewith, tailored for microorganism cell disruption, the annular canal (13) being formed of an external component (7) and an internal component (8), the internal component being located on the inside of the cavity formed by the external component (7), and (iii) an outlet duct (9) downstream from the annular canal (13) and in communication therewith, for the removal of ruptured microorganisms. The invention also provides a method associated with the above-described device. La présente invention concerne des dispositifs et des systèmes pour la rupture de paroi cellulaire de micro-organismes. Dans ce contexte, la présente invention concerne un dispositif pour la rupture de cellules d'une suspension de micro-organismes, comprenant (i) un conduit d'entrée (1) de micro-organismes, (ii) un canal annulaire (13) en aval du conduit d'entrée (1) et en communication avec ce dernier, conçu pour la rupture de cellules de micro-organismes, le canal annulaire (13) étant formé par une pièce externe (7) et une pièce interne (8), la pièce interne étant positionnée à l'intérieur de la cavité formée par la pièce externe (7), et (iii) un conduit de sortie (9) en aval du canal annulaire (13) et en communication avec ce dernier, pour la sortie des micro-organismes après leur rupture. L'invention concerne également un procédé associé au dispositif susmentionné. A presente invenção está relacionada a dispositivos e sistemas para rompimento de parede celular de microorganismos. Nesse cenário, a presente invenção provê um dispositivo para rompimento de células de uma suspensão de microorganismos, compreendendo (i) um duto de entrada (1) de microorganismos, (ii) um canal anular (13), a jusante do duto de entrada (1) e em comunicação com o mesmo, adaptado para rompimento de células de microorganismos, o canal anular (13) sendo formado por uma peça externa (7) e uma peça interna (8), a peça interna sendo posicionada no interior da cavidade formada pela peça externa (7), e (iii) um duto de saída (9), a jusante do canal anular (13) e em comunicação com o mesmo, para saída de microorganismos rompidos. A invenção ainda provê um método associado ao dispositivo acima descrito.