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A photobioreactor using three concentric glass cylinders, with a light source mounted on the axis within them is described. The space between two innermost cylinders is used as a waterjacket, while the culture of phototrophic microorganisms is in the chamber between the outer cylinder and the middle one. This chamber is also equipped with a stirrer. Rhodobacter capsulatus has been grown in the device at biomass concentration up to 550 mg/l without light limitation.
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Tsygankov, A.A., Laurinavichene, T.V. & Gogotov, I.N. Laboratory scale photobioreactor. Biotechnol Tech 8, 575–578 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152149
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00152149