Modularly scalable photobioreactor
AssigneeFraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
InventorGordon Brinitzer
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a modular photobioreactor, in particular an artificially illuminated photobioreactor, which is suitable for use in an industrial production environment with a high degree of automation, and to a method for cultivating phototrophic microorganisms.
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A modular photobioreactor (1), comprising a first end piece (2), a second end piece (5) and at least one reactor compartment arranged between the first end piece (2) and the second end piece (5), wherein the photobioreactor comprises at least two cultivation chambers, wherein the at least two cultivation chambers are formed by form-fit joining of the two end pieces (2, 5) and the at least one reactor compartment, wherein the individual cultivation chambers of the photobioreactor (1) are in fluid communication with one another and wherein the two end pieces (2, 5) and the at least one reactor compartment each comprise at least one light source, characterized in that the at least one reactor compartment has two shell elements which are connected to one another in a back-to-back arrangement.
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