A respirator for measuring a respiratory rate of a biofilm includes a body, a carbon dioxide absorption tube and a perforated partition disposed in an interior of the body. The perforated partition divides the interior of the body into an oxygen mass-transfer stir zone including a stirring device and a biofilm reaction zone for placing MBBR fillers. The carbon dioxide absorption tube includes an air vent and contains a solution capable of absorbing CO.sub.2. The perforated partition has a first hole corresponding to a middle portion and a lower portion of the perforated partition and acting as a liquid-exchange channel, and a second hole corresponding to an upper portion of the perforated partition and acting as a gas-exchange channel, and the oxygen mass-transfer stir zone is communicated with the biofilm reaction zone through the liquid-exchange channel and the gas-exchange channel.

The present invention discloses a respirator for measuring a respiratory rate of a biofilm. The respirator includes a body, a carbon dioxide absorption tube and a perforated partition disposed in an interior of the body. The perforated partition divides the interior of the body into an oxygen mass-transfer stir zone provided with a stirring device and a biofilm reaction zone for placing MBBR fillers. The carbon dioxide absorption tube is provided with an air vent and contains a solution capable of absorbing CO.sub.2. The perforated partition has a first hole corresponding to a middle portion and a lower portion of the perforated partition and acting as a liquid-exchange channel, and a second hole corresponding to an upper portion of the perforated partition and acting as a gas-exchange channel, and the oxygen mass-transfer stir zone is communicated with the biofilm reaction zone through the liquid-exchange channel and the gas-exchange channel. On one hand, sufficient gas-liquid exchange of the oxygen mass-transfer stir zone and the biofilm reaction zone is ensured, and on the other hand damage to the biofilm on the MBBR fillers by the stirring device is prevented. The respiratory dynamic characteristics of the biofilm on the fillers are determined in situ without damage. The measuring process is simpler and more rapid, with more accurate and efficient test results.

The invention relates to a modular sterilizable system for organoid culture, which comprises a culture module with one or more sample wells and an stirring module that includes an air compressor with flow control means, a nozzle for each sample well, a pressure sensor and a controller that acts on the flow control means according to the pressure reading. The method for sterilizing the system consists in decoupling the two modules, removing the culture module and sterilizing it. The system can have a module for monitoring the growth of the organoids, as well as a module for controlling the physiochemical parameters of the culture.

Disclosed herein is a bioreactor comprising a vessel comprising; a first tube for transporting retentate to a retentate receiving tank; a second tube that surrounds the first tube for transporting a permeate to a permeate receiving tank; and a third tube that surrounds the second tube; wherein the third tube is in fluid communication with a sparger; and wherein the third tube transports a fluid that sparges a biological broth disposed in the vessel and wherein a membrane that separates the first tube from the second tube separates the biological broth into the permeate and the retentate.

Provided is a sensor cover and a sensor apparatus including the same. The present invention is a cover (10) for a sensor for measuring properties of a solution in which gas bubbles are mixed, and has a cover main body (14) disposed to surround a sensor (12), wherein a lower transmitting portion for passing solution (14a) is disposed on at least a part of the surface of the bottom side of this cover main body (14), an upper transmitting portion for passing solution (14b) is disposed on at least a part of the upper surface of the cover main body (14), many fine holes for passing solution are formed on the lower and upper transmitting portions, and the diameter of fine holes placed on the lower transmitting portion (14a) is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the fine holes placed on the upper transmitting portion (14b).

A plant for producing at least partially desulfurized biogas, comprising a biomass digester and/or post-digester, the digester and/or post-digester comprising: a chamber comprising the biomass and the gas space, and a means for introducing an oxidizing gas,
characterized in that the portion of the inner wall of the chamber situated at the level of the gas space is at least partly porous.

A system and method of growing and harvesting algae provided whereby the system encompasses incubation tanks, internal lighting, chilled air diffusers, and an inline incubation tank for continuous batch processing. A centrifuge separates algae from growth media, and the media is processed through a series of reclamation steps so that cleaned water is reused for fresh media.

A bioreactor system and packaging is provided. The bioreactor system includes a vessel for housing biomaterials for processing and a support structure. The vessel includes a flexible material defining a chamber and a mixing system positioned within the chamber. The mixing system includes an agitator for imparting motion and mixing to the contents of the vessel and includes a base affixed to the flexible material at a base section of the chamber, a shaft moveably mounted in the base and extending from the base into the chamber and at least one mixing element mounted to the shaft, the shaft configured to be driven by a motor magnetically coupled to the shaft and external to the lower portion of the chamber. The support structure is connected to the mixing system such that the shaft is moveable therein and configured to cooperate with an external structure to provide support for the shaft.

A system includes a photobioreactor that provides a channel configured to contain an algae slurry, a duct positioned adjacent the channel and configured to convey a gas, and a barrier separating the duct from the channel and providing one or more apertures to allow a portion of the gas to be injected into the algae slurry from the duct.

The present disclosure relates to a reactor that includes a cylinder integrally connected to a top portion and a bottom portion, where the bottom portion is rounded and configured to contain a stir bar, the top portion includes a neck configured to receive a cap, the cylinder has a height (H) and a width (W) such that the ratio of H to W is between about 1:1 and about 10:1, and the cylinder is transparent to light having a wavelength between about 400 nm and about 700 nm.