APPARATUS FOR CULTURING AUTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C12M1/00 C12M1/06 B01D3/32 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has a housing which is divided by horizontal partition walls into sections through which pass transparent cylindrical tubes, having suspension distributors and helical spirals, an incandescent lamp, a bubbling device and arched connecting pipes with nozzles for inlet of a mixture of carbon dioxide gas and air. The horizontal partition walls are transparent and form suspension inlet and outlet sections, suspension circular and film flow sections and an intermediate section of the housing. The transparent partition wall which separates the inlet section from the suspension circular flow section has depressions. The suspension circular flow section is fitted with two DNaT-type incandescent lamps in the top and bottom parts of the section and transparent cylindrical tubes with screwed caps fitted inside.

EFFECT: invention increases specific output, creates optimum conditions for culturing a wide range of autotrophic microorganisms, reduces power consumption and carbon dioxide gas consumption.

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