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Micro Solutions / Life Science
Photobioreactors xCUBIO phar
Photobioreactors for phototrophic cultures – from laboratory screening to 100,000 liters
Product overview
- xCUBIO phar
- BBI-biotech
- Germany
- xCUBIO
- xCUBIO phar
Photobioreactors for phototrophic cultures – from laboratory screening to 100,000 liters
bubbly, tubular and sterilizable in-situ performances with a customizable light spectrum
The xCUBIO phar range of photobioreactors covers laboratory screening, pilot and industrial cultivation of phototrophic organisms – from 0.5 liter bubbling columns to production systems up to 100,000 liters.
For laboratory screening of strains and media, bubbling systems xCUBIO phar bubble (up to 24 columns of 0.5-1.0 liters with separate lighting control for each line) and a tubular reactor xCUBIO phar tubular with a volume of about 5 liters with a spiral borosilicate tube and continuous recycling of culture through a central process vessel are designed. For pilot and industrial scaling, vapourized modular systems xCUBIO phar in-situ with a volume of 25-500 liters (including 30/55 liters and 100/175 liters) and xCUBIO phar PBR production systems with a volume of up to 100,000 liters for greenhouse and open cultivation are used.
The lighting is provided in separate channels with independent wavelength and intensity settings; in bubble systems, four independently controlled spectral channels per vessel are available, including the possibility of operating in the UV and IR bands for specialized tasks. CO₂ dosing uses gas-flow controllers, with exhaust gas composition monitored for oxygen and carbon dioxide. Optical density/biomass sensors can be integrated; automation is built on the xCUBIO platform with sequence graphics editors and valve logic.
Key figures
25-500 l
modular in-situ format
100,000 l
production-scale
Applications
- Screening of strains and selection of environments for microalgae
- Phototrophic process development
- Scaling photobioreactors
- Greenhouse and open industrial cultivation
Models and configurations
- xCUBIO phar bubble
- xCUBIO phar tubular
- xCUBIO phar in-situ
- xCUBIO phar PBR
Laboratory screening
- xCUBIO phar bubble – up to 24 bubble columns of 0.5-1.0 liters with separate lighting control
- xCUBIO phar tubular - reactor of about 5 liters with spiral borosilicate tube and continuous recycling through the central vessel
Pilot and production scale
- xCUBIO phar in-situ - vapour-sterilizable modular systems of 25-500 liters, including 30/55 liters and 100/175 liters
- xCUBIO phar PBR – production systems up to 100,000 liters for greenhouse and open cultivation
Light and process management
- Independently controlled channels in wavelength and light intensity, including UV/IR band
- Dosing of CO2 through gas flow regulators, analysis of exhaust gas
- Automation on the xCUBIO platform – sequence editors and valve logic
Laboratory and pilot format
| Barbetary columns | up to 24 x 0.5-1.0 l |
|---|---|
| Tube reactor | ≈5 L, spiral of borosilicate glass |
| Modular in-situ format | 25-500 l (completions of 30/55 l and 100/175 l) |
Production format
| Volume. | 100,000 l |
|---|---|
| Application | Greenhouse and open industrial cultivation |
Lighting and gas
| Lighting channels | 4 independently controlled wavelengths per vessel (barbotage systems) |
|---|---|
| CO2 dosing | Gas flow regulators (MFCs) |
| Sterilization | steam, including in-situ |
Related equipment types
- Photobioreactors
- Bioreactors and fermenters
- Bioprocess automation systems
Classification
- Biotechnology and bioprocesses
- Photobioreactors
- Equipment of cell technologies and reproductive medicine
- Cell incubation
- Photobioreactors xCUBIO phar