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US 2017/0321180 A1Published application
Stacked Membrane Bioreactor
AssigneeBattelle Memorial Institute
InventorsZia Abdullah, Michael L. Dickens, Micah Paul McCreery, Randy L. Jones, Elvin Ray Beach, III, Jon-David S. Sears, Erin Suzanne Schultz, Stephanie Ann Smith, Paul E. George, II
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Abstract
Scalable biomaterial-based bioreactors are described. In one embodiment, the bioreactor may comprise perforated plates stacked such that the assembled bioreactor has the necessary manifolds and chambers to transport gas and liquids to a biomaterial contained within the bioreactor, and to remove the reaction products. In another embodiment, single use bioreactors are described. Methods of operating the bioreactors are also described.
Claims20
A bioreactor, comprising:
- a biomaterial reactor chamber comprising a membrane assembly, the membrane assembly configured for use as a gas exchange membrane bioreactor, the membrane assembly comprising:
- a first outer shell;
- a hydrophilic membrane;
- a biomaterial;
- a hydrophobic membrane;
- and
- a second outer shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.