Closed photobioreactor system for continued daily In Situ production of ethanol from genetically enhanced photosynthetic organisms with means for separation and removal of ethanol
US8586353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/582
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a device for growing genetically enhanced aquatic photoautotrophic organisms in a stable culture, causing the organisms to produce ethanol, and then separating, collecting, and removing the ethanol in situ.
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