Fermentation apparatus
OwnerAlexandr N. Shkidchenko, Boris F. Nesterov +2inventors
InventorsAlexandr N. Shkidchenko, Boris F. Nesterov, Vyacheslav G. Sharov, Boris I. Smolin
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Abstract
A fermentation apparatus for use with liquid substrates comprises a housing having arranged therein a shaft of an agitation means provided with stirrers. Arranged in the interior of the housing are two groups of elements intended for the cultivation of layers of microorganisms thereon, the elements acting to expand the useful interior area of the apparatus, the two groups being adapted to form a gap therebetween. At least one group of the elements is adapted to be moved relative to another group to thereby control the thickness of the layer of the microorganisms being cultivated in said gap during the movement.
Claims7
A fermentation apparatus for use with liquid substrates comprising:
- a temperature-controlled jacket;
- a housing defined by walls having an inner surface, the housing being disposed inside said temperature-controlled jacket and adapted to be filled with said liquid substrate;
- an agitation means having a shaft with stirrers accommodated in the interior of said housing, the shaft of the agitating means and the walls of said housing being made hollow and being made from a capillary-porous material;
- a first group of elements intended for the cultivation of a layer of microorganisms thereon disposed inside said housing and acting to expand the useful interior surface of the apparatus;
- a second group of elements intended for the cultivation of a layer of microorganisms thereon disposed inside said housing and acting to expand the useful interior surface of the apparatus;
- a gap formed between said groups of elements;
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- at least one said group of elements arranged to be capable of movement relative to another said group of elements such that during the movement the elements of this group act to control the thickness of said layer of microorganisms being cultivated in said gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.