GB2482083B - Bioreactor - Google Patents

Bioreactor

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GB2482083B
GB2482083B GB1118187.2A GB201118187A GB2482083B GB 2482083 B GB2482083 B GB 2482083B GB 201118187 A GB201118187 A GB 201118187A GB 2482083 B GB2482083 B GB 2482083B
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light
bioreactor
biological material
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light arrays
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Kevin John Flynn
Hugh Christopher Greenwell
Robert John Shields
Robert William Lovitt
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UWS Ventures Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M1/00—Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M41/00—Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation
    • C12M41/06—Means for regulation, monitoring, measurement or control, e.g. flow regulation of illumination
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M1/00—Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology
    • C12M1/002—Photo bio reactors
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M21/00—Bioreactors or fermenters specially adapted for specific uses
    • C12M21/02—Photobioreactors
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M31/00—Means for providing, directing, scattering or concentrating light
    • C12M31/10—Means for providing, directing, scattering or concentrating light by light emitting elements located inside the reactor, e.g. LED or OLED

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bioreactor 1 for photo-sensitive biological processes and to a method for illuminating biological material in a bioreactor. The bioreactor 1 comprises a container 10 for a liquid biological material and a plurality of light arrays 20a-f arranged inside the volume of the container, wherein the plurality of light arrays are arranged such that the biological material can be substantially homogeneously illuminated. The light arrays may have one or more light sources, such as UV LEDs, arranged linearly within a tube, and a light sensor 40, which may also be used to calculate parameters such as chlorophyll concentrations. The centre of the light arrays (70, see fig 2b) may be hollow to facilitate gas exchange or cooling. There may be a controlling mechanism 60. The light intensity of each array may be altered or switched off by this controller, or can be made to flicker.
GB1118187.2A 2009-04-01 2010-02-18 Bioreactor Expired - Fee Related GB2482083B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0905611A GB2469085A (en) 2009-04-01 2009-04-01 Photobioreactor with multiple LED arrays for homogenous illumination
PCT/EP2010/052046 WO2010115655A1 (en) 2009-04-01 2010-02-18 Photobioreactor

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GB201118187D0 GB201118187D0 (en) 2011-12-07
GB2482083A GB2482083A (en) 2012-01-18
GB2482083B true GB2482083B (en) 2014-01-29

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