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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2002
Nitin Wasantrao Fadnavis, Hyderabad, IN;
Bankupalli Satyavathi, Hyderabad, IN;
Gurrala Sheelu, Hyderabad, IN;
Vasantha Madhuri Kallakunta, Hyderabad, IN;
Trishool Namani, Hyderabad, IN;
Nitin Wasantrao Fadnavis, Hyderabad, IN;
Bankupalli Satyavathi, Hyderabad, IN;
Gurrala Sheelu, Hyderabad, IN;
Vasantha Madhuri Kallakunta, Hyderabad, IN;
Trishool Namani, Hyderabad, IN;
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, IN;
Abstract
The present invention provides a porous vessel bioreactor apparatus for use in reaction with immobilized enzymes and/or microbial cells, said apparatus consisting of a vertically elongated reaction vessel having at least one liquid reactant inlet; at least one product outlet on the vessel; at least one porous vessel completely submerged in the reactant, said porous vessel having pore size ranging from 5 mm to 0.2 microns and a vertical length less than a level of the reactants to be maintained in the vessel, and immobilized bio-catalyst particles comprising the enzymes and/or microbial cells placed inside the porous vessel such that the liquid reactant is in contact with the bio-catalyst in both radial and axial directions.