Photobioreactor apparatus, method and application
US9523070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12M31/08
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A photobioreactor includes an input light delivery component and a plurality of photobioreactor media disposed in a stacked relationship, each of which is coupled to the input light delivery component, wherein each photobioreactor medium is adapted to be inoculated with a photosynthetic, biofuel-producing culture, further wherein each photobioreactor medium includes at least one hollow fiber membrane (HFM) disposed thereon in a region that is adapted to be inoculated with the photosynthetic, biofuel-producing culture, that can transport at least one of a gas and a photobioreactor product producible by the photosynthetic, biofuel-producing culture, wherein each photobioreactor medium is characterized by an input light-scattering mechanism. A method for making a biofuel including providing a stacked photobioreactor assembly including a plurality of unit photobioreactor mediums each of which is inoculated with a photosynthetic, biofuel-producing culture, characterized by a light scattering mechanism and including at least one hollow fiber membrane (HFM) disposed in-situ on the photobioreactor medium; providing a nutrient gas to the biofuel-producing culture via the at least one HFM; a…
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