Patent ID: 6916630

Claim:
A bioreactor for processing a reagent, said bioreactor comprising: a sheet of material having a surface and defining a flow pathway, said sheet of material being formed into a spiral made of sequential turns, said flow pathway having a beginning and an opposing end and a spacing between sequential turns of said spiral, wherein said spacing is at least ⅛ th inch; biocatalyst reactant particles, said reactant particles selected to react with a reagent and become polarized as a result; a feedstock; and means for flowing said reactant particles, said feedstock, and said reagent through said flow pathway from said beginning to said end, said reactant particles and said reagent reacting when said reactant particles and said reagent flow along said flow pathway with said feedstock, whereby said reactant particles become and generate an energy potential difference between said beginning of said flow pathway and said end such that said reactant particles directly to said surface.