Methods and apparatus for shifted-wavelength photosynthetic energy harvesting and biomass production
US10364410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N13/00
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
One or more light sources may apply stimuli to a colony of organisms. The stimuli may include visible and non-visible light. The stimuli, taken together, may tend to favor survival of organisms that are adapted to perform photosynthesis which involves absorbing energy from infrared or ultraviolet light. In some cases, the set of stimuli may include illuminating the entire colony of organisms with green light, illuminating only a first portion of the colony with pulsed ultraviolet light, and illuminating only a second portion of the colony with pulsed infrared light.
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