Title:
NOVEL PHOTOBIOREACTOR FOR ENCLOSED HORIZONTAL CULTIVATION OF MICROALGAE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/064602
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention pertains to a novel photobioreactor comprising a sealed, covered plastic sheeting coated with a thin layer of a highly dense culture of photoautotrophic single celled organism. Carbon dioxide is exchanged from a gas space above the culture through attendant mixing by subtending wave motion. The invention provides a substantial improvement in processing costs in growth media sterilization as well as reduced expenses related to energy and raw materials, especially carbon dioxide. Capital expenses are reduced by eliminating the need for sparging and compressors for suspending cells and mixing carbon dioxide.
Inventors:
GRESSELS JONATHAN (US)
GRANOT MORDECHAI (US)
GRANOT MORDECHAI (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2013/059522
Publication Date:
June 26, 2014
Filing Date:
October 22, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GRESSELS JONATHAN (US)
GRANOT MORDECHAI (US)
GRANOT MORDECHAI (US)
International Classes:
C12N1/12; C12M1/107; C12P1/00
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