Technical Specifications
Model PBS 80

PBS 80 data sheet – Tech Specs
Size and weight
  • Width: 36 inches (91 cm)
  • Depth: 25 inches (64 cm)
  • Height: 67 inches (171 cm)
  • Weight (empty): 504 pounds (229 kg)
Installation type Floor (caster mounted)
Working volume 40 liters to 80 liters
Agitation mechanism Pneumatic-driven by buoyancy of main-sparger gas
Electrical 120V or 220V, 50-60 Hz (90-264V universal AC input)

 

Peristaltic Pumps
Media addition and harvest Variable speed, single-direction
Addition A (i.e. base, feed media, anti-foam) Fixed-speed, uni-directional
Addition B (i.e. base, feed media, anti-foam) Fixed-speed, uni-directional
Sampling Fixed-speed, bi-directional

 

Controls
Control Interface Fully-integrated touch-screen control with network connectivity capability
Control Hardware/Software Industrial embedded real-time control
Data Communication TCP/IP, XML, OPC capable- built-in data historian, remote control panel capability over Ethernet

 

Process Controls
Spargers Main-sparger and micro-sparger
Gas control 4 mass flow controllers (for air, N2, O2, CO2) automatic PID or manual control
Dissolved Oxygen Control 2-sided PID control with N2 (in main-sparger) and oxygen (in sintered micro-sparger)
Gas flow rate range (accuracy) 100 to 10000 mL/min: (±1% FS)
Temperature Control Range (accuracy) 5°C above ambient to 50°C (±0.1°C)
pH Control 2- sided PID Control with CO2 and base addition pump (optional manual mode)
Agitation control range (accuracy) 10 to 30 RPM (±1 RPM)
Exhaust pressure and safety 0.2 micron exhaust filter, filter oven, in-line pressure sensor, and bioreactor pressure and fill-level safety interlocks

 

Control Sensor Types
Temperature Dual (Redundant) class A platinum RTD
Pressure In-line single-use sensor
Level Non-contact capacitance sensor
Dissolved oxygen Dual, polarographic or fluorimetric
pH control Dual, electrochemical (user added or single-use)
Agitation Hall effect (magnetic sensing)

 

Single-Use Vessel/Bag
Working volume 40 liters to 80 liters
Vessel/bag construction Polyethylene (PE) or polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
Gamma irradiation exposure 25-40 KGy
Media addition lines Silicone/C-flex
Vent line, main-sparger line, micro-sparger line Silicone
Sampling line Silicone/C-flex with syringe manifold
Harvest line Silicone/C-flex
USP class VI materials Yes
Customizable tubing/filters Yes