Fermentor Statement of Requirement-Ames.pdf

Statement of Requirements for EquiDment purchased with AD700 101-5030-310-00128

The following are minimum specifications that are required for this purchase:

1. A complete bench-scale bioreactor/fermentation system operating at 120V including:

Fermentor Control Station with dimensions no greater than 25 X 56 X 63 cm with the following features:

i. Connection for interchangeable direct-drive motor must be capable of clockwise and cou nterclockwise rotation for simplified impeller selection

ii. Control panel must be an integrated touch screen of at least seven inches

iii. All vessel connections must be located on the side ofthe Control Station

iv. Must have at least three user-defined analog input/output connections that can be used at 0-5V,0-10V and 4-20 mA

v. Must have at least five gas flow controls including:

1. Sparge

2. Air

3. O:

4. Nz

5. COz

vi. Must have a water recirculation module that provides precise temperature control and exhaust condensing

vii. Must have at least three front-mounted fixed-speed pumps with industry-sta ndard easy load pump heads

viii. Unit must have an lP21 rated enclosure for protection of electronics

b. Glass autoclavable fermentation vessel with at least one liter working volume including:

i. Fermentation Vessel must be autoclavable and multiuse

ii. Vessel Stand

iii. Heat Blanket

iv. Exh aust Condenser

v. Agitation Motor, Direct-drive

vi. pH cable, connector and sensor

vii. Redox cable, connector and sensor

viii. DO cable, connector and sensor a c Tri-port adaptor