A microbiological production method and equipment for its use
OwnerEino Elias Hakalehtoinventor
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Abstract
When using the equipment and method in accordance with this invention, it is possible to implement biotechnological production e.g. in biorefineries in such a way that it is possible to make use of the phenomena of the gas-liquid interface and interfaces between other phases by means of a moving process solution and gas led into it. This way, production and post-treatment methods can also be integrated, and desired acceleration of reactions and cost reductions can be achieved.
Claims21
1-17. (canceled)
A method to implement a biotechnical microbial process and to form a product, said method comprising the steps of:
- implementing a biotechnical microbial process to a product fluid;
- traveling a process solution in a predetermined direction;
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- feeding a gas mixture into said process solution;
- wherein said gas mixture is selected from the group consisting of anaerobic, and oxygen including.
A method to implement a biotechnical microbial process and to form a product, said method comprising the steps of:
- processing a process solution and an inoculum in an inoculum fermentor and precultivation fermentor to produce a microbial cultivation in said process solution;
- transferring said process solution into a production fermentor in a predetermined direction, wherein said production fermentor is divided into section by inclined partitions, in which said process solution travels substantially downwards in an obliquely upwards direction and obliquely downwards direction;
- feeding a gas into said production fermentor at one or more points where said downwardly travelling direction of said traveling process solution changes to said upwardly travelling direction, said gas being selected from the group consisting of anaerobic, and oxygen including;
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- recovering of gaseous fractions where said travelling direction of said process solution turns downwards through discharge outlets;
- wherein said partitions are configured to arrange continuous measurements covering a section of said production fermentor, said measurements being selected from the group consisting of spectophotometric, and calorimetric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.