APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A BIOCIDE TO MICROORGANISMS DURING A CONDITIONING, PROPAGATION AND/OR FERMENTATION PROCESS

摘要

In an apparatus and method, biocide is applied in a conditioning, propagation and/or fermentation process. The apparatus comprises a biocide supply tank, a biocide rail wherein the biocide rail is fluidly connected to the biocide supply tank, at least one biocide injection line wherein each of the biocide injection line(s) is connected to the biocide rail, and a conditioning, propagation or fermentation process vessel fluidly connected to each of the biocide injection line(s). The biocide, which circulates within the biocide rail, is applied to the process vessel(s) via the biocide injection line(s). The method comprises supplying biocide in a tank, circulating biocide in a common biocide rail, injecting biocide into at least one of a conditioning, propagation and fermentation process vessel using an individual biocide injection line associated with each of the vessel(s).