WO2016176698A1 - Dispositif pour un processus photochimique tel qu'un processus photocatalytique et/ou photosynthétique - Google Patents

Dispositif pour un processus photochimique tel qu'un processus photocatalytique et/ou photosynthétique Download PDF

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WO2016176698A1
WO2016176698A1 PCT/AT2016/000051 AT2016000051W WO2016176698A1 WO 2016176698 A1 WO2016176698 A1 WO 2016176698A1 AT 2016000051 W AT2016000051 W AT 2016000051W WO 2016176698 A1 WO2016176698 A1 WO 2016176698A1
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    • 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
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    • 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
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    • 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
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  • the invention relates to a device for a photochemical, such as
  • Microorganisms wherein a reactor, in particular a biosolar reactor, is provided, which consists of at least one reactor element, which is formed from two upright, transparent and / or translucent, connected below tubes and in which a reaction medium is guided meandering.
  • the biosolar reactor consists of at least one reactor element, wherein the reactor element is formed from at least two upright, contiguous, downwardly connected tubes to achieve a meandering course of a reaction medium.
  • the reaction element has an inlet and an outlet at the upper edge of the reactor.
  • the meandering guidance of the medium takes place vertically, wherein due to the hydrostatic pressure and level balance, a stress-free flow for the medium is generated.
  • Applying the medium on the top of the system is done so that the accessibility is much more difficult.
  • for the removal of samples for detecting the growth of microorganisms must be done on such an installation on the top.
  • a bioreactor for phototrophic microorganisms which consists of glass or plastic, known.
  • the culture medium is either pumped through the bioreactor or meandered down through the horizontally arranged web plates down. Furthermore, turbulence generating means are mounted in the webs. According to this method is
  • Carbon dioxide is introduced at the top and the operation uses natural or artificial light.
  • the bioreactor is placed or tracked at right angles to the light source.
  • Temperature can be translucent commercial multi-wall sheets
  • WO 98/18903 describes an actively or passively heatable solar element made of multiple web plates with at least three straps. Layers within the reactor are used alternately for a photochemical or photosynthetic process. It is in a closed reactor with sealed end face and horizontally arranged web plates the
  • Culture medium meandered downward. Usually - as in some of the above methods - the transport in solar reactors carried out by commercial pumping. This procedure causes stress in the reaction medium, be it by high pressure, negative pressure, high acceleration or crushing. Exposed to this stress, most phototropic microorganisms decline in their potential photosynthetic capabilities. Cells are destroyed, damaged and / or the microorganisms need time and / or
  • the object of the invention is to avoid the above-mentioned disadvantages and to provide a device or system with which ensures a safe, economical rational operation and with the further process optimization in industrial operation, in particular with regard to the light utilization, can be achieved.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized in that the, in particular consisting of glass, reactor element of at least two, upright and above with a semi-circular torus-like
  • a plurality of series-connected reactor elements form a row of tubes, wherein in the tube row, the reaction medium, for example an aqueous solution or a suspension of microorganisms and nutrient solution, meander-shaped.
  • the row of tubes preferably on the underside, in particular at the lowest point, has an inlet or outlet connection at each of the outermost tubes.
  • reaction process is affected as little as possible.
  • a serious advantage of the device according to the invention is the fact that the reactor elements are made of glass. Glass has the advantage that it is food safe. This is of immense importance in view of the various uses of the cultured microorganisms. As is well known in the art, such microorganisms are used in the medical field. In this area, food authenticity is required in the course of the manufacturing process.
  • glass In contrast to the material plastic, glass is at most vulnerable to hydrofluoric acid. Even a basic hydrolysis does not damage glass. Similarly, glass is resistant to UV radiation and temperature variations, such as ESC
  • a cleaning is - as will be shown later - rational, simple and easy to perform. Furthermore, it is a significant advantage of glass that the problems of
  • Sedimentation can be avoided.
  • the device according to the invention and the associated method can be used, for example, for the following fields of application:
  • Temperature control a targeted control and improved gas output can be achieved.
  • connecting pipe Connected connecting pipe and preferably the connection of to the connecting pipe via a connecting sleeve.
  • the grave advantage is to be seen in the fact that by the use of sleeves or clamps, splices, as they were necessary for plastic sheets and could cause problems are avoided.
  • the inner, clear diameter of the tubes and the connecting tubes between 5 and 500 mm, preferably between 30 and 80 mm and the wall thickness of the glass is between 0.5 and 10 mm, preferably between 2 and 6 mm.
  • these dimensions have been found to be very beneficial. With these dimensions, those flowing in the center of a tube are
  • the tubes can be cleaned by machine inside by this dimensioning. This is for example when switching from different types of microorganisms of immense
  • Biosolar reactor at least two, preferably a plurality of rows of tubes arranged side by side and each row of tubes is, preferably individually linearly, horizontally displaceable.
  • the vertical tubes are spaced by the design of the connecting tubes.
  • the adjacent row of tubes can through the
  • Displacement are moved with their vertical tubes in the spacing of the front row, so that the corresponding amount of light can be absorbed by her.
  • a corresponding amount of light management which ensures the necessary amount of light for each tube of the module, is possible. Due to the displaceability, a sufficient amount of light is guaranteed for each point.
  • Each row of tubes can be customized with the appropriate
  • Amount of light to be supplied As is generally known, microorganisms, such as algae, do not necessarily require continuous light; light pulses or flashes are sufficient. It is thus given by the displaceability of the rows of tubes the possibility that light sources are arranged at the periphery of the module, which provide the necessary amount of light, for example by the light pulses even in lack of daylight, ie in particular at night.
  • shadow blinds are preferably arranged for the first or foremost row of tubes, whereby only the necessary amount of light impinges on the microorganisms. For nighttime or for periods of lack of daylight, these blinds can be provided with preferably LED s on the tube side to the light supply.
  • Disk module caused caused space consumption. Also, the problems with the supply of liquids, electricity, etc. and the harvest lines are minimized with the tube-row modular design. The many control boxes for the decentralized control of each disk module, since each module is extra controllable eliminated.
  • glass telescope is meant a straight glass tube end into which a
  • Such a compound is characterized by the relative
  • the gassing of the reaction medium and / or the supply of additives in the region of the ground joint connecting sleeve takes place.
  • This simple design of the feed is used to fumigate the reaction medium with air or C0 2 or the supply of additives.
  • the fumigation takes place only in the tubes, in which the reaction medium in the direction against gravity, ie rising, flows.
  • An advantage of this is that an energy saving is given.
  • the plate module design was fumigated also on the sloping branch and the ascending branch with twice the amount of falling
  • the ground-level connecting tubes of the row of tubes openings for optionally arranged valves for emptying.
  • the inlet connection is designed to supply additives, these being continuous or batchwise, introducing additives such as nutrient solutions or gases and / or oxidants and / or active substances and / or solutes promoting the process or Gases, preferably during the process, takes place.
  • additives such as nutrient solutions or gases and / or oxidants and / or active substances and / or solutes promoting the process or Gases, preferably during the process, takes place.
  • a Desmodrom is a supply and / or removal device with which a freely selectable, defined proportion of the reaction medium is removed or supplied.
  • Connecting pipes provided a supply pipe for the substance for fumigation.
  • This supply tube ensures gassing in the simplest way, ie the supply of air or C0 2 to the reaction medium.
  • Embodiment of the invention carried out a cleaning of the inner tubes, measurements and / or mixing through the pig robot.
  • the serious advantage is the fact that with such a pig-robot and the introduction of substances such as copper for controlling pests or fertilizers o. The like. Economically possible.
  • the pig robot can also, after appropriate adaptation, be used as a measuring device. Due to the design of the tube reactor and the inductive chargeability for its self-propelling property would be given.
  • the scraper robot is preferably formed as a ring and has on its outer periphery brushes for cleaning the inner surface of the tube row. With such a
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a biosolar reactor consisting of tubes
  • Fig. 2 shows a detail A from FIG. 1,
  • Fig. Figure 3 is a schematic representation of the arrangement of tubes from which the biosolar reactor consists and
  • Fig. 4 is a glass telescope.
  • a reactor in particular a biosolar reactor 1, consists of at least one reactor element 2, which is formed from at least two upright, transparent and / or translucent tubes 3 connected at the bottom or at the top.
  • a reactor element 2 which is formed from at least two upright, transparent and / or translucent tubes 3 connected at the bottom or at the top.
  • a plurality of tubes 3 are connected in series, wherein a meandering course is formed by the tubes 3. This means that there is always an ascending branch with a sloping branch alternately and on the bottom and top a transition to the other tube 3 is present.
  • an inlet opening and outlet opening is arranged at each of the first and last tube 3 of the tube row 4.
  • each row of tubes 4 is displaceable, as indicated by the arrow 10.
  • Such a biosolar reactor 1 is used for a process for a photochemical, such as photocatalytic and / or photosynthetic process, in particular for a cultivation and production or hydroculturing of, preferably
  • a reaction medium 5 for example, an aqueous solution or a suspension of microorganisms and nutrient solution filled.
  • the biosolar reactor 1 becomes only more via its first inlet opening fed.
  • the guide or flow direction of the reaction medium 5 is preferably carried out vertically from bottom to top, ie opposite to the
  • reaction medium 5 flows meandering through the reactor elements 2 and occurs at the
  • the inlet opening and outlet opening are preferably always arranged on the underside of a tube 3 for better handling.
  • the row of tubes 4 has, preferably at the bottom, in particular at the lowest point, on each of the outermost tube 3 to an inlet or outlet port.
  • the inlet connection can be designed to supply additives, these being continuous or batchwise, introducing additives such as nutrient solutions or gases and / or oxidants and / or active substances and / or solutes or gases which promote the process, preferably during of the process.
  • additives such as nutrient solutions or gases and / or oxidants and / or active substances and / or solutes or gases which promote the process, preferably during of the process.
  • the biosolar reactor 1 can be used for example for the application areas indicated in the introduction to the description.
  • the pipe 3 and the connecting pipe 6 are connected, whereby the connection of pipe 3 to the connecting pipe 6 takes place via a connecting sleeve 7.
  • the wall thickness of the glass can be in particular between 0.5 and 10 mm, preferably between 2 and 6 mm.
  • the row of tubes 4 is connected at the top, preferably at the highest point of the upper connecting tube 6, to a disposal tube 8 via openings 9, the
  • Disposal pipe 8 is applied directly or with minimal distance at the top of the connecting pipe 6 and the disposal pipe 8 for the discharge of liquid and / or gaseous process products, such as oxygen, preferably during the process used.
  • reaction medium 5 Due to the utilization of the hydrostatic pressure and optionally leveling compensation takes place via the feed of reaction medium 5 at the inlet opening, a flow of the reaction medium 5.
  • the gassing of the reaction medium 5 and / or the supply of additives takes place in the region of the ground joint connecting sleeve 7.
  • a stress-free flow of the reaction medium 5 is preferably generated for the microorganisms without pumping devices, so that there is no
  • the coupling sleeve 7 has a corresponding opening, preferably with a membrane on. Fumigation takes place only in the tubes 3, in which the reaction medium 5 in the direction against gravity, ie ascending, flows.
  • ground-level connecting tubes 6 of the row of tubes 4 - not shown - have openings for optionally arranged valves for emptying.
  • a biosolar reactor 1 for a biosolar reactor 1 at least two, preferably a plurality of rows of tubes 4 arranged side by side and each row of tubes 4, preferably individually linearly, horizontally - as with the arrows 10th clarified - movable.
  • the vertical tubes 3 are spaced apart by the design of the connecting tubes 6.
  • the adjacent row of tubes 4 can be displaced by the displacement with their vertical tubes 3 in the spacing of the front row, so that the corresponding amount of light can be absorbed by her.
  • a corresponding amount of light management which ensures the necessary amount of light for each tube 3 of the module, is possible. Due to the displaceability is a sufficient for each point
  • Each row of tubes 4 can individually with the
  • Fig. 4 the connection of a row of tubes 4 to the adjacent row of tubes 4 via a glass telescope 1 1.
  • This glass telescope 1 1 is designed such that two glass cylinders 12, 13, ie the corresponding ends of the rows of tubes 4, are superposed on each other and the Sealing of the system, a seal 14 is provided.
  • the glass biosolar reactor 1 the row of pipes 4 and, if appropriate, the disposal pipe are passable on the inside via a, preferably self-propelled, pig robot 15 (FIGS. 1 and 4).
  • This pig robot 1 5 is a cleaning of the inner tubes, the implementation of measurements and / or possible mixing possible.
  • the pig robot 1 5 is preferably designed as a ring to ensure the simultaneous performance of its tasks and the largely undisturbed flow of the suspension and has on its outer periphery brushes for cleaning the inner surface of the tube row 4.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif pour un processus photochimique tel qu'un processus photocatalytique et/ou photosynthétique, notamment pour la culture et la production, ou l'hydroculture de micro-organismes, de préférence phototrophes, un bioréacteur solaire (1) étant prévu. Le bioréacteur solaire est composé d'au moins un élément de réacteur (2) formé de deux tubes (3) verticaux, transparents et/ou translucides, reliés sur le bas, dans lequel un milieu de réaction (5) est guidé en forme de méandres. L'élément de réacteur (2) notamment composé de verre est formé d'au moins deux tubes (3) verticaux, reliés sur le bas et le haut au moyen d'un tube de liaison (6) en forme de demi-cercle, de type toroïdal. Une pluralité d'éléments de réacteur (2) montés les uns derrière les autres forme une rangée de tubes (4). Pour un bioréacteur solaire (1), au moins deux, de préférence une pluralité de rangées de tubes (4) sont disposés les uns à côté des autres et chaque rangée de tubes (4) peut coulisser de préférence individuellement de façon linéaire et horizontale.
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