DEVICE FOR OBTAINING NANO-SIZED METAL PARTICLES Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C12M1/36 C12M1/12 B82Y40/00 C12P3/00 C12P1/04 

FIELD: chemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to field of biotechnology. Claimed is device for obtaining nanoparticles by reduction of metals from initial salts in presence of cultivated cells of microorganisms. Device includes control computer (1), connected with it electronic block of regulation and control (2) of all functional units and blocks of fermenter (3), pH-stabilising block (4) with pH sensor (5) and hoses for supply of titering solutions by pumps (6, 7), block (8) for regulation of redox-potential of culture mixture, provided with redox sensor (9), independently controlled pumps (10, 11) for introduction of initial solutions of metal salts, reducing agents and growth factors into fermenter (3), block (12) for regulation of dissolved oxygen level with sensor pO₂ (13), pump (14) for supply of growth substrate, block (15) for measurement of optic culture density with application of optic fibre sensor (16), block (17) for measurement of spectral characteristics of culture mixture with application of optic fibre sensor (18), isolated with impermeable for cells membrane with pore size 100-250 nm, block (19) for thermoregulation of fermenter (3), equipped with temperature sensor (20), block (21) for regulation of culture mixture mixing, which brings into motion blade mixer (22), block (23) for regulation of culture mixture illumination in case of cultivating phototrophic microorganisms and control of spectral parameters of submersible diode lamp (24), block (25) for ultrafiltration of sampled culture mixture with sterilising membrane with pore size 100-250 nm with possibility of output of only nanoparticle suspension from fermenter, condenser of output moisture (26), preventing loss of culture mixture.

EFFECT: invention contributes to extension of arsenal of technological methods of obtaining nanoparticles of metals and makes it possible to achieve controllability of modes of nanoparticle formation.

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