Cleaning device of the pipes of a photobioreactor and photobioreactor equipped with this device.

摘要

Device for cleaning photobioreactor tubes and photobioreactor comprising said device. The object of the invention is the effective cleaning of the inner walls of photobioreactor tubes, including tubes of square or rectangular cross-section. The device must also circulate the liquid culture medium inside the photobioreactor. The object is attained using a device comprising at least one mobile cleaning element (15) having a magnetosensitive core covered with a material chemically stable in relation to the culture medium and magnetic driving means (19) capable of propelling the mobile element (15) inside the photobioreactor tubes (3) for cleaning of the inner walls thereof.