10.3.1.3 The Bioreactor of PUC-Chile (Large scale)
Pérez-Correa and Agosin (1999) built a bioreactor with a capacity
for a bed of 200 kg (Fig. 10.4).
The bioreactor has three sections: the bottom section (the air box);
the middle section (substrate section is rotated by a motor); the top
section (the agitators are mounted and the thermocouples can be
withdrawn from the bed into the headspace during the mixing event
(hollow screws or helicoid screws).