CONTINUOUS INTENSIVE
PROCESSING
Agritechnology has the technical expertise to operate continuous, aseptic aerobic fermentation processes for long periods of time. Fermentation can be carried out without infection for periods in excess of twelve weeks as a result of media design and process engineering know-how. This is of particular value to clients who need to make an organism in bulk e.g. food grade yeast, wine yeast,
fungi, probiotics.
ADVANTAGES
Continuous aerobic fermentation achieves productivities far in excess of those achieved in batch production.
The quality of the end product is improved through production in a steady state, cutting out batch to batch variations.
Capital costs of plant are typically lower to produce the required tonnes of biomass per year.
CAPACITY
Anaerobic fermentors: 10 cubic metres
Aerobic fermentors: 2 cubic metres, continuous process
Agritechnology has all the necessary facilities for the supply of nutrients in to the fermentation process and the harvesting of the resultant products.Both aerobic and anaerobic fermentation can be utilized to manufacture the required end product. For example in the production of fuel ethanol, the yeast was first propagated
aerobically before being used to make fuel ethanol anaerobically.
Agritechnology has the technical expertise to operate continuous, aseptic aerobic fermentation processes for long periods of time. Fermentation can be carried out without infection for periods in excess of twelve weeks as a result of media design and process engineering know-how. This is of particular value to clients who need to make an organism in bulk e.g. food grade yeast, wine yeast,
fungi, probiotics.
ADVANTAGES
Continuous aerobic fermentation achieves productivities far in excess of those achieved in batch production.
The quality of the end product is improved through production in a steady state, cutting out batch to batch variations.
Capital costs of plant are typically lower to produce the required tonnes of biomass per year.
CAPACITY
Anaerobic fermentors: 10 cubic metres
Aerobic fermentors: 2 cubic metres, continuous process
Agritechnology has all the necessary facilities for the supply of nutrients in to the fermentation process and the harvesting of the resultant products.Both aerobic and anaerobic fermentation can be utilized to manufacture the required end product. For example in the production of fuel ethanol, the yeast was first propagated
aerobically before being used to make fuel ethanol anaerobically.
Pure
culture: where a
known feed stock (e.g.
molasses) is used with
a single species
organism to produce
either biomass or a
metabolite (e.g. citric
acid).
known feed stock (e.g.
molasses) is used with
a single species
organism to produce
either biomass or a
metabolite (e.g. citric
acid).
Aerobic fermentation: in which the substrate is
used for organism
growth, useful either for
water treatment or
biomass production.
used for organism
growth, useful either for
water treatment or
biomass production.
Anaerobic
fermentation:
in which the organism grows very little and
converts the feedstock
into a metabolite (e.g. the process in which yeast is used to make alcohol from
fermentable sugars).
in which the organism grows very little and
converts the feedstock
into a metabolite (e.g. the process in which yeast is used to make alcohol from
fermentable sugars).
Agritechnology carries out a range of
fermentation types:
