Bench-top Bioreactor

Labfors 5 for solid substrates

Bench-top Bioreactor

Labfors 5 for solid substrates

Your ideal bioreactor system for bioprocesses and enzymatic processes with solid substrates

Increase productivity and yield during your simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) processes, breaking down high concentrations of various raw materials, with this compact Labfors 5 bench-top bioreactor.

Advantages

Precise and gentle temperature control

By controlling the temperature of both the substrate and the double jacket, the two-fold system optimizes temperature control for the entire bioprocess, preventing overheating along the interior vessel wall, and keeping enzymatic activity high.

Ideal mixing capabilities

Because liquids and solids have different mixing properties, choose from a selection of stirrers for the right stirring system no matter what the substrate. With the high-torque, direct drive motor option, the system has enough power to also mix high concentrations of various raw materials.

Simplified data management

Further optimize your processes through automation. eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software easily integrates with your bioreactors, so you can more efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.

Precise and gentle temperature control

By controlling the temperature of both the substrate and the double jacket, the two-fold system optimizes temperature control for the entire bioprocess, preventing overheating along the interior vessel wall, and keeping enzymatic activity high.

Ideal mixing capabilities

Because liquids and solids have different mixing properties, choose from a selection of stirrers for the right stirring system no matter what the substrate. With the high-torque, direct drive motor option, the system has enough power to also mix high concentrations of various raw materials.

Simplified data management

Further optimize your processes through automation. eve®, a web-based bioprocess platform software easily integrates with your bioreactors, so you can more efficiently control, monitor, and analyze your data.

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Powerful motor for mixing solid substrates and enzymatic bioprocesses

Product specifications

  • Vessel size (and working volume): 3.6 L (1-2.5 L) 
  • Base unit with control panel dimensions (W x D x H): 464 x 462 x 996 mm 
  • Parallel operation via touchscreen controller up to 6 vessels 
  • Direct drive up to 1000 min-1  with the high-torque motor option 

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Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg developed and tested methods to improve the stability and recyclability of a PET-degrading enzyme for plastic recycling. Using the INFORS HT Labfors bioreactor, the team compared several immobilization strategies and found that pH-responsive polymers delivered the best results, retaining about 80% of enzyme activity and enabling up to five PET degradation cycles. In batch reactions, the process achieved more than 97% terephthalic acid yield in less than 14 hours for the first three cycles and about 78% yield in the fifth cycle. These findings support more efficient and scalable processes for enzymatic PET recycling.

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The impact of annealing methods on the encapsulating structure and storage-stability of freeze-dried pellets of probiotic bacteria

At Lund University, Division of Food and Pharma, researchers studied the role of annealing in the freeze-drying of probiotic bacteria. Using the INFORS HT Multifors bioreactor and eve software, they controlled the fermentation of Limosilactobacillus reuteri to produce consistent cell cultures for downstream drying. Their results show that increased annealing time leads to thicker encapsulating structures and enhanced storage stability, providing a clearer path to developing more robust probiotic products.

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At the University of Boras in Sweden, researchers have scaled up second-generation bioethanol production from beech wood chips using an acetone-based organosolv fractionation process. With the help of the INFORS HT Multifors bench-top bioreactor, they confirmed high fermentation efficiency at the 10-L scale, reaching ethanol yields of up to 95% from glucose-rich C6 streams. This study illustrates how optimized biomass pre-treatment and fermentation workflows can drive more efficient and scalable biofuel production.

15 Jul 202543 min read
Recycling the recyclers: strategies for the immobilisation of a PET-degrading cutinase

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg developed and tested methods to improve the stability and recyclability of a PET-degrading enzyme for plastic recycling. Using the INFORS HT Labfors bioreactor, the team compared several immobilization strategies and found that pH-responsive polymers delivered the best results, retaining about 80% of enzyme activity and enabling up to five PET degradation cycles. In batch reactions, the process achieved more than 97% terephthalic acid yield in less than 14 hours for the first three cycles and about 78% yield in the fifth cycle. These findings support more efficient and scalable processes for enzymatic PET recycling.

16 Apr 202522 min read
The impact of annealing methods on the encapsulating structure and storage-stability of freeze-dried pellets of probiotic bacteria

At Lund University, Division of Food and Pharma, researchers studied the role of annealing in the freeze-drying of probiotic bacteria. Using the INFORS HT Multifors bioreactor and eve software, they controlled the fermentation of Limosilactobacillus reuteri to produce consistent cell cultures for downstream drying. Their results show that increased annealing time leads to thicker encapsulating structures and enhanced storage stability, providing a clearer path to developing more robust probiotic products.

16 Apr 202542 min read
Bioethanol production from organosolv treated beech wood chips obtained at pilot scale

At the University of Boras in Sweden, researchers have scaled up second-generation bioethanol production from beech wood chips using an acetone-based organosolv fractionation process. With the help of the INFORS HT Multifors bench-top bioreactor, they confirmed high fermentation efficiency at the 10-L scale, reaching ethanol yields of up to 95% from glucose-rich C6 streams. This study illustrates how optimized biomass pre-treatment and fermentation workflows can drive more efficient and scalable biofuel production.

Customer voices

The Labfors bioreactors, with their modular philosophy, gives us enormous flexibility.

Prof. Dr. Christoph HerwigHead of Biochemical Engineering, Vienna Technical University

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The eve® software integrates workflows, devices, bioprocess information and big data in a user-friendly web-based platform.

Bioreactor services

Maintain optimal performance and longevity in your bioreactors with a range of services and support.

Bioreactor accessories

Optimize your bioreactor or fermentation systems with a comprehensive range of accessories and consumables.

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