A METHOD OF GROWING AND MULTIPLYING A PARAFFINOPHILIC ORGANISM IN A TANK WITH PARAFFIN AS A SOLE SOURCE OF CARBON AND AN ASSOCIATED APPARATUS

摘要

A method of growing a paraffinophilic organism including providing a tank and introducing into the tank (i) sterile broth and (ii) a paraffin. The broth is then inoculated with a paraffinophilic organism that will grow and multiply in the broth by utilizing paraffin as its sole carbon source. An associated apparatus is also disclosed.