GB2320031B - Apparatus and method for growing culture of micro-organisms - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for growing culture of micro-organisms

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GB2320031B
GB2320031B GB9625400A GB9625400A GB2320031B GB 2320031 B GB2320031 B GB 2320031B GB 9625400 A GB9625400 A GB 9625400A GB 9625400 A GB9625400 A GB 9625400A GB 2320031 B GB2320031 B GB 2320031B
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organisms
micro
growing culture
growing
culture
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Stephen Skill
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Priority to GB9625400A priority Critical patent/GB2320031B/en
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Priority to IL13031997A priority patent/IL130319A0/en
Priority to EP97947168A priority patent/EP0946708A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB1997/003331 priority patent/WO1998024879A1/en
Priority to AU52317/98A priority patent/AU736564B2/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G33/00—Cultivation of seaweed or algae
    • 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
    • C12M23/00—Constructional details, e.g. recesses, hinges
    • 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
    • C12M23/00—Constructional details, e.g. recesses, hinges
    • C12M23/02—Form or structure of the vessel
    • C12M23/04—Flat or tray type, drawers
    • 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
    • C12M29/00—Means for introduction, extraction or recirculation of materials, e.g. pumps
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A—TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
    • Y02A40/80—Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production in fisheries management

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Bioinformatics & Cheminformatics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Zoology (AREA)
  • Biotechnology (AREA)
  • Genetics & Genomics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Clinical Laboratory Science (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Marine Sciences & Fisheries (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)
  • Micro-Organisms Or Cultivation Processes Thereof (AREA)
GB9625400A 1996-12-06 1996-12-06 Apparatus and method for growing culture of micro-organisms Expired - Fee Related GB2320031B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9625400A GB2320031B (en) 1996-12-06 1996-12-06 Apparatus and method for growing culture of micro-organisms
IL13031997A IL130319A0 (en) 1996-12-06 1997-12-03 Culture of micro-organisms
EP97947168A EP0946708A1 (en) 1996-12-06 1997-12-03 Culture of micro-organisms
PCT/GB1997/003331 WO1998024879A1 (en) 1996-12-06 1997-12-03 Culture of micro-organisms
AU52317/98A AU736564B2 (en) 1996-12-06 1997-12-03 Culture of micro-organisms

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GB9625400A GB2320031B (en) 1996-12-06 1996-12-06 Apparatus and method for growing culture of micro-organisms

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GB9625400D0 GB9625400D0 (en) 1997-01-22
GB2320031A GB2320031A (en) 1998-06-10
GB2320031B true GB2320031B (en) 2001-05-02

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EP (1) EP0946708A1 (en)
AU (1) AU736564B2 (en)
GB (1) GB2320031B (en)
IL (1) IL130319A0 (en)
WO (1) WO1998024879A1 (en)

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GB2330589B (en) 1997-10-22 2002-03-06 Stephen Skill Apparatus and method for culture of photosensitive organisms
DE20017229U1 (en) 2000-10-05 2002-02-14 CED Entsorgungsdienst Chemnitz GmbH, 09114 Chemnitz Reactor for the production of biomass, in particular algae
EP2039236A1 (en) * 2007-09-20 2009-03-25 Sbae Industries NV Method for harvesting algae or plants and device used thereby
WO2010013998A1 (en) * 2008-08-01 2010-02-04 Algae-Tech Ltd Algae growth system
WO2010072925A2 (en) * 2008-12-23 2010-07-01 X'tu Device for cultivating algae and/or microorganisms for treating an effluent, and biological frontage
GB2467353B (en) 2009-01-30 2011-07-20 Steven Skill Apparatus for treatment of fluid streams and method of conducting the same
US8658420B2 (en) * 2009-09-15 2014-02-25 Bayer Materialscience Llc Photobioreactor for algae growth
EP2359682A1 (en) * 2010-02-11 2011-08-24 Ove Arup and Partners International Limited Facade element, facade construction and building
DE102011089692B4 (en) 2011-12-22 2017-04-27 Bauhaus Universität Weimar Bioreactor for the cultivation of phototrophic organisms

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US4473970A (en) * 1982-07-21 1984-10-02 Hills Christopher B Method for growing a biomass in a closed tubular system
US5179012A (en) * 1990-01-11 1993-01-12 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Process for the production and extraction of antioxidants from a micro-organism culture
US5242827A (en) * 1991-03-28 1993-09-07 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Apparatus for the automatic, continuous cleaning of the pipe of the solar receptor of a photobioreactor
WO1995006111A1 (en) * 1993-08-27 1995-03-02 Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche System using tubular photobioreactors for the industrial culture of photosynthetic microorganisms
WO1996002763A1 (en) * 1994-07-15 1996-02-01 Oase-Pumpen Wübker Söhne Gmbh & Co. Maschinenfabrik Centrifugal pump, especially for fountains
EP0743457A1 (en) * 1995-05-15 1996-11-20 Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. Centrifugal pump with flexible vanes priming pump

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Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4392779A (en) * 1980-05-05 1983-07-12 Brunswick Corporation Marine drive water pump
US4473970A (en) * 1982-07-21 1984-10-02 Hills Christopher B Method for growing a biomass in a closed tubular system
US5179012A (en) * 1990-01-11 1993-01-12 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Process for the production and extraction of antioxidants from a micro-organism culture
US5242827A (en) * 1991-03-28 1993-09-07 Commissariat A L'energie Atomique Apparatus for the automatic, continuous cleaning of the pipe of the solar receptor of a photobioreactor
WO1995006111A1 (en) * 1993-08-27 1995-03-02 Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche System using tubular photobioreactors for the industrial culture of photosynthetic microorganisms
WO1996002763A1 (en) * 1994-07-15 1996-02-01 Oase-Pumpen Wübker Söhne Gmbh & Co. Maschinenfabrik Centrifugal pump, especially for fountains
EP0743457A1 (en) * 1995-05-15 1996-11-20 Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. Centrifugal pump with flexible vanes priming pump

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GB2320031A (en) 1998-06-10
IL130319A0 (en) 2000-06-01
AU736564B2 (en) 2001-08-02
WO1998024879A1 (en) 1998-06-11
GB9625400D0 (en) 1997-01-22
WO1998024879A9 (en) 2000-04-13
AU5231798A (en) 1998-06-29
EP0946708A1 (en) 1999-10-06

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