Title:
BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS59154981
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A system for bioconversion of organic material comprises a primary bioreactor column (10) wherein a biological active agent converts the organic material to a product, a rejuvenator column (24) wherein the biological activity of said biological active agent is enhanced, and means for circulating said biological active agent between said primary bioreactor column and said rejuvenator column. The system maybe used to convert sugar into alcohol using a flocculent strain of Zymomonas mobilis as biological active agent.
Inventors:
CHIYAARUZU DEI SUKOTSUTO
Application Number:
JP1692184A
Publication Date:
September 04, 1984
Filing Date:
February 01, 1984
Export Citation:
Assignee:
US GOVERNMENT
International Classes:
C12M1/00; C12M1/40; C12P7/06; (IPC1-7): C12M1/00; C12M1/40
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yukio Ogata