Benchtop Fermenter / Bioreactor
Stirred-tank bioreactor with pH, DO, temperature and feed control.
- Reliable performance
- Precise, calibrated control
- Supports academic & industry research
Simple booking for researchers, faculty and industry teams.
Enabling better research
Shared facilities for a stronger research community.
About this facility
Autoclavable stirred-tank benchtop fermenter for batch, fed-batch and continuous culture of bacteria, yeast and fungi. Cascade control of dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature with data logging throughout the run. Runs are typically three to seven days including sterilisation and cleaning.
Technical specifications
Vessel
- Total volume
- 5 L
- Working volume
- 1.5-3.5 L
Control
- Agitation
- 50-1200 rpm
- Temperature
- Ambient +5 to 60 °C
- pH control
- 2.0-12.0 ±0.02
- Aeration
- 0-5 vvm
Equipment included
- 5 L borosilicate vessel
- Rushton impeller assembly
- pH and DO probes
- Peristaltic feed and base pumps
- Control tower with data logging
- Condenser and sparger
Typical applications
- Microbial growth kinetics
- Enzyme and metabolite production
- Media and feed optimisation
- Scale-up studies from shake flask
Supported research areas
Safety requirements
Only BSL-1 organisms are permitted. Vessel sterilisation and probe calibration are carried out by the coordinator; users must attend a handover session before their first run.
Before you book
Institutional access
No charge for faculty, staff, students and research scholars of the institution.
External access
Charged per day at the published rate, plus 18% GST. Full payment is required to confirm the booking.