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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Samuel Frisch, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Samuel Frisch, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a bioreactor comprising a vessel having a bottom region and an interior configured to contain an aqueous suspension of biomass and media. A first gas outlet is provided at the bottom region of the vessel. The first gas outlet is positioned to introduce a first stream of gas to promote growth of the biomass on the media. A lift tube is disposed within the vessel, the lift tube having an inlet disposed at the bottom region of the vessel. A second gas outlet is disposed proximal the lift tube inlet to feed gas to the inlet of the lift tube.