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Advantages and disadvantages of bioreactor

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Advantages and disadvantages of bioreactors

Bioreactors are very used in many of the biotechnology processes, we have diferents types of bioreactors everyone with their own advantages and disadvantages wich I’m going to talk about here.

A bioreactor is a vessel, wich is used to carry out one or more biochemical reactions to convert raw materials to productos through the action of biocatalyst,  enzyme microorganisms,  cells of animals or plants. The raw material could be an organic compound as sugar or an inorganic chemical as CO2.

-Stirred tank reactor.

Advantages

Continuous operationGood temperature controlEasily adapts to two phase runs Good control Simplicity of construction Low operating (labor) cost Easy to clean

Disadvantages

• The need for shaft seals and bearings.• Size limitation by motor size, shaft length and weight