Enum: BioreactorTypeEnum

Types of bioreactors used in fermentation and cell culture

URI: valuesets:BioreactorTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Related Mappings	Advantages	Application	Common Volumes	Configuration	Feature	Flow	Light Source	Mixing	Organisms
STIRRED_TANK			Stirred tank reactor (STR/CSTR)	OBI:0001046			1-200000 L					Mechanical agitation
AIRLIFT			Airlift bioreactor	ENVO:00002125, OBI:0001046	Low shear, no mechanical parts							Gas sparging
BUBBLE_COLUMN			Bubble column bioreactor	OBI:0001046	Simple design, good mass transfer							Gas bubbling
PACKED_BED			Packed bed bioreactor					Fixed bed of immobilized cells/enzymes		Continuous
FLUIDIZED_BED			Fluidized bed bioreactor					Suspended solid particles				Fluid flow
MEMBRANE	membrane bioreactor	ENVO:03600010	Membrane bioreactor			Cell retention, product separation			Integrated membrane separation
WAVE_BAG			Wave/rocking bioreactor		Single-use, low shear							Rocking motion
HOLLOW_FIBER			Hollow fiber bioreactor			High-density cell culture		Hollow fiber membranes
PHOTOBIOREACTOR			Photobioreactor for photosynthetic organisms								Required		Algae, cyanobacteria

Slots

Name	Description
bioreactor_type	Types of bioreactors used in fermentation and cell culture

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: BioreactorTypeEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of bioreactors used in fermentation and cell culture
title: Bioreactor Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  STIRRED_TANK:
    text: STIRRED_TANK
    description: Stirred tank reactor (STR/CSTR)
    annotations:
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Mechanical agitation
      common_volumes:
        tag: common_volumes
        value: 1-200000 L
    related_mappings:
    - OBI:0001046
  AIRLIFT:
    text: AIRLIFT
    description: Airlift bioreactor
    annotations:
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Gas sparging
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: Low shear, no mechanical parts
    related_mappings:
    - ENVO:00002125
    - OBI:0001046
  BUBBLE_COLUMN:
    text: BUBBLE_COLUMN
    description: Bubble column bioreactor
    annotations:
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Gas bubbling
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: Simple design, good mass transfer
    related_mappings:
    - OBI:0001046
  PACKED_BED:
    text: PACKED_BED
    description: Packed bed bioreactor
    annotations:
      configuration:
        tag: configuration
        value: Fixed bed of immobilized cells/enzymes
      flow:
        tag: flow
        value: Continuous
  FLUIDIZED_BED:
    text: FLUIDIZED_BED
    description: Fluidized bed bioreactor
    annotations:
      configuration:
        tag: configuration
        value: Suspended solid particles
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Fluid flow
  MEMBRANE:
    text: MEMBRANE
    description: Membrane bioreactor
    meaning: ENVO:03600010
    annotations:
      feature:
        tag: feature
        value: Integrated membrane separation
      application:
        tag: application
        value: Cell retention, product separation
    title: membrane bioreactor
  WAVE_BAG:
    text: WAVE_BAG
    description: Wave/rocking bioreactor
    annotations:
      mixing:
        tag: mixing
        value: Rocking motion
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: Single-use, low shear
  HOLLOW_FIBER:
    text: HOLLOW_FIBER
    description: Hollow fiber bioreactor
    annotations:
      configuration:
        tag: configuration
        value: Hollow fiber membranes
      application:
        tag: application
        value: High-density cell culture
  PHOTOBIOREACTOR:
    text: PHOTOBIOREACTOR
    description: Photobioreactor for photosynthetic organisms
    annotations:
      light_source:
        tag: light_source
        value: Required
      organisms:
        tag: organisms
        value: Algae, cyanobacteria