KR20220106017A - Microbial incubator equipped with foam removal unit - Google Patents

Abstract

A microbial incubator equipped with a foam removal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a culture tank equipped with a culture space capable of culturing microorganisms sprayed in wastewater and equipped with a water supply port for supplying water to the culture space and a culture solution supply port for supplying a culture solution on one side of an upper surface; an outer cylinder provided at a periphery of the culture tank to supply a heat source and a light source required for culturing the microorganisms to the culture tank; an air supply provided on a bottom surface of the culture tank to supply a certain amount of air to an inside of the culture tank; a rotating shaft disposed upright in a central region of the culture space and driven to rotate; an agitator composed of a plurality of agitating members arranged on the rotating shaft to agitate the water and the culture solution supplied to the culture space; and a bubble removal unit having a disc member provided on the rotating shaft and connected to a spiral member for guiding bubbles toward a center of the rotating shaft. A plurality of foam removal holes are formed through a plate surface of the disc member to allow the bubbles to pass through and be removed. The foam removal holes are densely disposed toward a center of the disk member, and a pressing part is formed in a direction perpendicular to the spiral member. The pressing part is provided with a distance between the pressing part and the disk member increasing from a center of the disk member toward an end of the disk member, and a pressing protrusion part is formed on a surface of the pressing part in a width direction. The outer cylinder may include an incandescent lamp for supplying heat to the inside, a fluorescent lamp for supplying light to the culture tank, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp used for sterilizing a culture solution, and a control panel provided on one side of the outer cylinder. The present invention can effectively cultivate microorganisms by quickly and effectively removing generated bubbles.

Description

Microbial incubator equipped with foam removal unit

The present invention relates to a microorganism incubator equipped with a foam removal unit.

Due to the rapid change in industrial activities following economic development, domestic sewage and industrial wastewater are the main culprits of environmental pollution and are receiving great social attention. .

In particular, gases such as ammonia or hydrogen sulfide generated from manure, sewage and wastewater not only cause discomfort due to their unique odor, but also cause vomiting and headaches at low concentrations. have. As one of the methods for solving the odor problem, a microbial preparation using active microorganisms for removing odors is widely used as an environmentally friendly method.

Such a biological treatment method can decompose various contaminants, and is widely adopted due to the advantages of low treatment cost and no secondary pollution. The greatest role of microbial agents is to increase the rate of natural biodegradation of pollutants and sources and to quickly restore them to their original state.

In the environmental field, microorganisms can be used for water purification, organic waste fermentation agent, and various industrial waste purification.

Conventional culture removes the bubbles generated on the surface of the culture medium with a chemical when the incubator is operating, so it costs a lot, and there is a problem in that effective culturing of microorganisms is not achieved because the bubbles are not removed well.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0131930 (2013.12.04)

As was derived in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a microorganism incubator equipped with a foam removal unit capable of effectively culturing microorganisms by rapidly and effectively removing bubbles generated on the surface of the culture medium during operation of the microorganism incubator. .

The microbial incubator provided with a foam removal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a culture space capable of culturing microorganisms sprayed in wastewater, and a water supply port for supplying water to the culture space on one side of the upper surface and a culture solution for supplying a culture solution A culture tank equipped with a supply port, an outer cylinder provided at the periphery of the culture tank to supply a heat source and a light source necessary for culturing the microorganisms to the culture tank, is provided on the bottom surface of the culture tank to pass a certain amount of air into the culture tank A stirrer comprising an air supply unit for supplying, a rotating shaft arranged in an upright form in the central region of the culture space and driven to rotate, and a plurality of stirring members disposed on the rotating shaft to stir the water and culture solution supplied to the culture space. A plurality of bubble removal holes provided on the rotating shaft and having a disc member connected to a spiral member for guiding the bubble to the center of the rotating shaft, wherein the bubble removing hole allows the bubbles to be removed while passing through the plate surface of the disc member It is formed through, and the bubble removing holes are arranged to be denser toward the center of the disk member, a pressing part is formed in a vertical direction of the spiral member, and the pressing part is the distance between the pressing part and the disk member is the distance between the disk member It is provided from the center of the member toward the end of the disk member, the pressing portion is formed with a pressing protrusion in the width direction on the surface, and the outer cylinder is an incandescent lamp for supplying heat to the inside, and light to the culture tank. It may include a fluorescent lamp, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp used when sterilizing the culture medium, and a control panel provided on one side of the outer surface of the outer cylinder.

The microorganism incubator provided with the bubble removal unit according to an embodiment of the present invention can effectively and effectively culture microorganisms by rapidly and effectively removing the bubbles generated on the surface of the culture medium during the operation of the microorganism incubator.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a microorganism incubator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the longitudinal section of the microorganism incubator of Figure 1.
3 is a view showing a cross-section of an embodiment of the bubble removal unit shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a pressing part connected to the spiral member shown in FIG. 3 .
5 is a view showing the structure of the lower surface of the bubble removal unit of FIG.
6 is a view showing a cross-section of another embodiment of the bubble removal unit of FIG.
7 is a view showing the structure of the lower surface of the bubble removal unit of FIG.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals are assigned to the same or similar components throughout the specification.

In the present specification, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Also, when a part of a layer, film, region, plate, etc. is said to be “on” another part, this includes not only the case where the other part is “directly on” but also the case where there is another part in between. Conversely, when a part, such as a layer, film, region, plate, etc., is "under" another part, it includes not only cases where it is "directly under" another part, but also a case where another part is in between.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a microorganism incubator according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the structure of the longitudinal section of the microorganism incubator of FIG.

1 and 2, the microorganism incubator having a foam removing unit according to the present invention is provided with a culture space 110 capable of culturing microorganisms, and a water hole for supplying water to the culture space 110 on one side of the upper surface. A culture tank 100 equipped with a feed port 120 and a culture solution supply port 130 for supplying a culture solution, and a heat source and a light source necessary for culturing the microorganisms are supplied to the culture tank 100 of the culture tank 100 . The outer cylinder 200 provided at the periphery, the air supply 300 provided on the bottom surface of the culture tank 100 to supply a certain amount of air to the inside of the culture tank 100, and the center of the culture space (110) A stirrer comprising a rotating shaft 410 arranged in an upright position in the region and driven to rotate, and a plurality of stirring members 420 arranged on the rotating shaft 410 to stir the water and culture solution supplied to the culture space 110 . 400 and is provided on the rotating shaft 410 and is configured to include a bubble removal unit 500 to remove bubbles generated when the water and the culture solution are stirred.

The culture tank 100 is a member formed in a cylindrical shape, and a culture space for culturing microorganisms is provided therein, and the upper surface of the culture tank 100 can be opened and closed so as to shield the culture space 110 from the outside. A separate cover 101 is provided.

In the culture tank, Bacillus subtillus, Bacillus circulans, Chryseomonas luteola (Bacillus subtillus), Bacillus circulans (Bacillus circulans), Chryceomonas luteola), Thiobacillus sp., and hodopseudomonas sp. may be accommodated. These strains are microorganisms having excellent decomposition and odor removal ability of organic matter such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and fiber. For example, Bacillus subtillits and Bacillus circulans are effective in decomposing high molecular substances into low molecular weight water-soluble organic compounds, and chryceomonas luteola is fatty acid, glycerol It has an effect of magnetizing (self-extinguishing) low molecular weight organic compounds such as , glucose and acetic acid, and Thiobacillus sp. Palustris (Rhodopseudomonas palustris) is effective in removing odor-causing substances through the metabolism of microorganisms. Among the strains, Bacillus suculans species have better lipase activity than Bacillus subtilis species, so by using the Bacillus subtilis species together rather than using only the Bacillus circulans species, it is possible to better degrade the lipids.

A water supply port 120 capable of supplying water to the inside of the culture space 110 formed in the culture tank 100 is formed on the cover 101, which is the upper surface of the culture tank 100, and the A culture solution supply port 130 for supplying the culture solution to the culture space 110 is provided on one side.

The water supply port 120 has a thread formed on the outer surface of the end so that it can be connected to a hose or other pipe, and the end region is bent.

The culture solution supply unit 130 is provided to protrude at a predetermined height to the outside of the cover 101 so that the culture solution receiving container in which the culture solution is accommodated can be seated.

And, in the central region of the upper surface of the cover 101, the electric motor 140 capable of rotating the rotating shaft 410 is coupled to protrude, and the pressure inside the culture space 110 is on one side of the upper surface of the cover 101. A separate pressure gauge 150 capable of measuring the .

The periphery of the culture tank 100 is provided with an outer cylinder 200 in the form of surrounding the culture tank 100 , the outer cylinder 200 is cultured in a culture space 110 formed in the culture tank 100 . It serves to provide the heat source and light source necessary for the city.

The shape of the outer cylinder 200 is formed in the same cylindrical shape as the shape of the culture tank 100, however, it is formed to have a larger diameter than the culture tank 100 so as to wrap the periphery of the culture tank 100. have.

An incandescent lamp 201 for supplying heat, a fluorescent lamp 202 for supplying light to the culture tank, and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 203 for sterilizing the culture medium are provided inside the outer cylinder 200 .

And, on one side of the outer surface of the outer cylinder 200, a separate control panel 204 capable of controlling various parts installed in the microorganism incubator is provided, and on the other side of the outer surface, the inside of the culture tank 100 is transparent A window 205 is provided.

The air supply 300 is provided on the bottom surface of the culture tank 100 and serves to supply air necessary for culturing microorganisms by introducing external air into the culture space 110 formed in the culture tank 100 .

The agitator 400 is connected to the electric motor 140 provided on the upper surface of the cover 101 and is rotationally driven in the central region of the culture space 110 , and a rotation shaft disposed upright along the height direction of the culture tank 100 . 410 and a stirring member 420 that is fixedly coupled on the rotating shaft 410 and horizontally arranged along the radial direction of the culture tank 100 to agitate the water and the culture solution supplied to the culture space 110. have.

The agitator 400 is disposed on the rotary shaft 410 at a lower position than the bubble removal unit 500 and is preferably provided so as to be submerged in water and culture solution, and is preferably provided so as not to interfere with the bubble removal unit 400 . It is effective to be disposed so as to be spaced apart.

The bubble removing unit 500 is formed in a disk shape so that the disk member 510 rotates with the rotation shaft 410 when the rotation shaft 410 is rotationally driven and the disk member 510 is rotated on the lower surface of the disk member 510. It is arranged radially based on the center and is configured to include a plate-shaped spiral member 520 formed to be curved.

3 is a view showing a cross-section of an embodiment of the bubble removal unit shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a pressing unit connected to the spiral member shown in FIG. 3 , and FIG. 5 is the lower surface of the bubble removal unit of FIG. A drawing showing the structure.

3 to 5, the end region of the spiral member 520 is formed to extend a predetermined length to the outside of the disk member 510, so that bubbles generated on the surface of the solution in which the water and the culture solution are mixed are formed in the disk member 510 ), it is effective to remove the bubbles to collect them in the center. And, in order to effectively remove the bubble, the spiral member 520 is preferably placed upright on the lower surface of the disk member 510 to have a predetermined height so as to be in surface contact with the bubble formed at a predetermined height, more preferably the above-mentioned As shown, it is effective to arrange the water and the culture solution at the same height as the surface height of the mixed solution. For this purpose, the disk member 510 is preferably provided so that the installation height of the rotating shaft 410 can be varied. In addition, it is effective that the spiral member 520 is bent along the direction in which the disk member 510 is rotated so that the bubbles can be collected at the center of the disk member 510 , which is an uprightly arranged spiral member 520 . This is so that the bubbles can be collected at the center of the disk member 510 while sliding along the curved side of the .

A plurality of bubble removal holes 511 are formed through the plate surface of the disk member 510 to allow the bubbles to be removed while passing, and the bubble removal holes 511 are arranged to be denser toward the center of the disk member 510 . It is preferable to be

The bubble removing hole 511 serves to allow the bubbles to be removed by causing the bubble to burst while passing in contact with the bubble removing hole 511 formed through the disc member 510, and the bubble removing hole 511 is the disc member. The dense arrangement toward the center of the 510 is to quickly and effectively remove the bubbles collected in the center of the disk member 510 by the spiral member 520 .

The pressing part 530 may be connected to one side of the spiral member 520 . In addition, the pressing part 530 may be connected in a direction perpendicular to the spiral member 520 . The pressing part 530 may be inclinedly connected to the spiral member 520 . For example, the pressing unit 530 may be connected to the curved surface of the spiral member 520 . The pressing part 530 is connected to the spiral member 520 , and may be formed from the center of the disk member 510 to the end of the disk member 510 . This is, when the bubbles are collected toward the center of the disc member 510 by the spiral member 520, the bubbles are collected between the disc member 510 and the pressing unit 530 through the pressing unit 530, and the bubble removing hole This is to induce the bubble to be pressed toward the (511).

A pressing protrusion 531 may be formed on the surface of the pressing part 530 . The pressing protrusion 531 may be formed along the width direction of the pressing portion 530 . For example, the pressing protrusion 531 may be formed in a semi-circular shape, and a plurality of pressing protrusions may be formed. In addition, the pressing protrusion 531 may increase in size as it approaches the center of the disk member 510 . That is, as the centrifugal force acts and the bubble moves closer to the center of the disk member 510 , the bubble moves toward the bubble removal hole 511 to induce bubble removal more quickly and efficiently. For example, the size of the bubble removal hole 511 may correspond to the size of the pressing protrusion 531 and may become smaller toward the center of the disk member 510 . Since the bubble is pressed toward the bubble removing hole 511 by the relatively large pressing protrusion 531 and centrifugal force, the bubble can be removed more stably by making the size of the bubble removing hole 511 relatively small. .

6 is a view showing a cross-section of another embodiment of the bubble removal unit of FIG. 1, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the lower surface structure of the bubble removal unit of FIG.

6 and 7 , the pressing part 530 may be formed to connect the spiral member 520 and the spiral member 520 . That is, the pressing unit 530 is formed between the spiral member 520 and the spiral member 520 , and bubbles may be introduced between the disk member 510 and the pressing unit 530 . At this time, since the pressing part 530 is connected away from the disk member 510 while facing outward from the center of the disk member 510, bubbles can be introduced more easily. At this time, the pressing protrusion 531 may be formed in the circumferential direction of the disk member 510 . That is, the pressing protrusion 531 may be formed to be bent between the spiral member 520 and the spiral member 520 .

The microorganism incubator having a foam removing unit according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration enables effective culturing of microorganisms by rapidly and effectively removing bubbles generated on the surface of the culture medium when the microorganism incubator is operating.

100: culture tank 110: culture space
120: water supply port 130: culture medium supply port
140: drive motor 150: pressure gauge
200: outer cylinder 201: incandescent lamp
202: fluorescent lamp 203: ultraviolet sterilization lamp
300: air supply 400: agitator
410: rotation shaft 420: stirring member
500: bubble removal unit 510: disk member
511: bubble removal hole 520: spiral member
530: pressing part 531: pressing protrusion

Claims (1)

a culture tank provided with a culture space capable of culturing microorganisms sprayed in wastewater and provided with a water supply port for supplying water to the culture space on one side of the upper surface and a culture liquid supply port for supplying a culture solution;
an outer cylinder provided at the periphery of the culture tank to supply a heat source and a light source necessary for culturing the microorganism to the culture tank;
an air supplier provided on the bottom surface of the culture tank to supply a certain amount of air into the culture tank;
A stirrer comprising: a rotating shaft arranged in an upright form in the central region of the culture space and driven to rotate; and
It is provided on the rotating shaft and includes a bubble removing unit having a disk member connected to a spiral member for guiding the bubble to the center of the rotating shaft,
A plurality of bubble removal holes are formed through the plate surface of the disk member so that the bubbles can be removed while passing, and the bubble removal holes are arranged densely toward the center of the disk member,
A pressing part is formed in a direction perpendicular to the spiral member,
The pressurizing part,
The distance between the pressing part and the disk member is provided longer in the direction of the end of the disk member from the center of the disk member,
The pressurizing part,
A pressing protrusion is formed on the surface in the width direction,
The outer cylinder,
An incandescent lamp for supplying heat to the inside, a fluorescent lamp for supplying light to the culture tank, an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp used to sterilize the culture medium, and a microbe equipped with a bubble removal unit including a control panel provided on one side of the outer surface of the outer cylinder incubator.

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