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US 10,704,015 B2Granted
Photo-bioreactor for mass production of photosynthetic organisms
OwnerGeorgiy V. Vozhdayevinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus herein relates to the large-scale production of photosynthetic microorganisms, especially algae. More particularly it relates to control of large size aqueous photosynthetic bioreactor systems to obtain such products from many microbial strains, which have heretofore only been cultured in laboratory environments in small containers.
Claims17
A photo-bioreactor system for producing biomass comprising:
- a growth chamber comprising:
- a plurality of elongated transparent panels arranged edgewise;
- a flat bottom;
- two end panels affixed to the plurality of elongated transparent panels to enclose the growth chamber,
- wherein the growth chamber forms a continuous enclosed space;
- a harvest manifold movable along the flat bottom of the growth chamber,
- wherein the harvest manifold further comprises at least one motor driven wheel engageable to the flat bottom of the growth chamber to move the harvest manifold along the flat bottom of the growth chamber,
- wherein a suction created by a harvest pump is transferred through the harvest manifold;
- and
- a flexible air sparger extending along an intersection of at least one of the plurality of elongated transparent panels and the flat bottom.
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A photo-bioreactor system for producing biomass comprising:
- a tubular growth chamber comprising:
- a plurality of elongated transparent panels arranged edgewise,
- wherein at least two angled sides of the elongated transparent panels intersect at an apex;
- a flat bottom;
- two end panels affixed to the plurality of elongated transparent panels to enclose the tubular growth chamber,
- wherein the tubular growth chamber forms a continuous enclosed space;
- a harvest manifold movable along the flat bottom of the tubular growth chamber,
- wherein the harvest manifold further comprises at least one motor driven wheel engageable to the flat bottom of the growth chamber to move the harvest manifold along the flat bottom of the growth chamber,
- wherein a suction created by a harvest pump is transferred through the harvest manifold;
- and
- a flexible air sparger extending along an intersection of one of the two angled sides and the flat bottom.
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A photo-bioreactor system for producing biomass comprising:
- a triangular prism-shaped growth chamber comprising:
- a plurality of elongated transparent panels arranged edgewise,
- wherein at least two angled sides of the elongated transparent panels intersect a t an apex;
- a flat bottom;
- two end panels affixed to the plurality of elongated transparent panels to enclose the triangular prism-shaped growth chamber,
- wherein the triangular prism-shaped growth chamber forms a continuous enclosed space;
- a harvest manifold movable along the flat bottom of the triangular prism-shaped growth chamber,
- wherein the harvest manifold further comprises at least one motor driven wheel engageable to the flat bottom of the growth chamber to move the harvest manifold along the flat bottom of the growth chamber,
- wherein a suction created by a harvest pump is transferred through the harvest manifold;
- and
- a flexible air sparger extending along an intersection of one of the two angled sides and the flat bottom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.