Bioreactors

Current Aspects and Perspectives in their Development

Abstract

The term “bioreactor” is defined as a reactor in which biochemical or biological reactions are carried out to produce useful substances from raw materials. This term can be applied to fermentors used for the cultures of microbe, animal and plant cells, and to vessels (or columns) containing immobilized biocatalysts such as enzymes, organelles and cells. The chronological aspects and future perspectives in technological development of the bioreactors are described in the present article.