BIOREACTOR FOR GROWING METHANE-RECYCLING MICROORGANISMS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC C12M1/02 C12M1/04 C12M1/36 C12Q3/00 

FIELD: biochemistry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to biochemistry. Disclosed is a bioreactor for growing methane-recycling microorganisms with possibility of using methane-containing gas and oxygen-containing gas as substrates for cell growth. Bioreactor is a vertical cylindrical housing with a cover, bottom and central circulation pipe. In upper part of housing of bioreactor on opposite sides there are two closed sectors. Closed sectors form an external reaction volume, each sector is equipped with pipes to feed gaseous substrate for discharge of gas-liquid dispersion medium and to feeding a liquid stream into lower part of sector. Discharge pipe is connected with central circulation pipe, liquid stream feed pipe is connected with pipe for extraction of culture liquid from bottom of bioreactor. In each closed sector there is a mixing device with a logical device.

EFFECT: higher efficiency with simultaneous reduction of power consumption, as well as possibility of making a bioreactor in proposed design of different volume.

13 cl, 1 dwg