Bioconversion reactor

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:868175

McCarty, Perry L ^[1]; Bachmann, Andre ^[2]

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1. Stanford, CA
2. Palo Alto, CA

A bioconversion reactor for the anaerobic fermentation of organic material. The bioconversion reactor comprises a shell enclosing a predetermined volume, an inlet port through which a liquid stream containing organic materials enters the shell, and an outlet port through which the stream exits the shell. A series of vertical and spaced-apart baffles are positioned within the shell to force the stream to flow under and over them as it passes from the inlet to the outlet port. The baffles present a barrier to the microorganisms within the shell causing them to rise and fall within the reactor but to move horizontally at a very slow rate. Treatment detention times of one day or less are possible.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-01-4042
• Assignee: Board of Trustees of Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5091315
• OSTI ID: 868175
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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