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US 2014/0193853 A1Published application
Bioprocessing
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorsMarshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman
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Abstract
Bioreactors are provided that include a vessel and a jet mixer disposed in the vessel. Methods that utilize the bioreactors are provided, involving placing a microorganism or cells and a fluid medium in the bioreactor.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- converting a particulate feedstock to a product by mixing the particulate feedstock and a fluid in a bioreactor, wherein
- the bioreactor comprises a vessel, a jet mixing system comprising a plurality of jet flow agitators disposed in the vessel, at least one of which is configured to jet fluid upward, and at least another of which is configured to jet fluid downward.
A method of bioprocessing comprising:
- agitating a liquid and a microorganism in a vessel of a bioreactor, using a jet mixing system comprising a plurality of jet flow agitators disposed in the vessel, at least one of which is configured to jet fluid upward, and at least another of which is configured to jet fluid downward.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.