700-litre bioreactors (500-litre capacity for bioprocess scale-up and a pressure range of up to 5 bar, unique in Quebec)

700-litre bioreactors (500-litre capacity for bioprocess scale-up and a pressure range of up to 5 bar, unique in Quebec)

Manufacturer: Solaris Biotechnology
Model: SBI 700

Features

  • A 700-litre bioreactor with a 500-litre working volume
  • Tanks enabling the addition of liquid (base, acid, antifoam, substrate feed)
  • Possibility to use batch, fed-batch, and continuous processing
  • Tank pressurization up to 5 bar, unique in Quebec
  • Automated control system
  • Scale-up of bioprocesses

Examples of applications

  • Scale-up of aerobic and anaerobic fermentation bioprocesses
  • Scale-up of heterotrophic algae production processes
  • Study of the improvement of the rate of oxygen transfer by pressurization
  • Technical and economic studies for the purpose of analyzing bioprocess cost-effectiveness
  • Metal nanoparticle production by microorganisms
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