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US 11,445,669 B2Granted
Devices, systems and methods for enhanced biomass growth in greenhouses
AssigneeCarbon Sink, Inc.
InventorFrank O'Keefe
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for using photosynthetic biomass to purify water, reduce indoor air pollution, remove greenhouse gases including CO2 from outdoor atmospheric air, and produce biofuel, food products, and fertilizer are provided herein. Also provided herein are systems and methods for enhancing growth of a photosynthetic biomass in a greenhouse.
Claims24
A system for capturing CO2 from an atmosphere and treating water, the system comprising:
- (a) an enclosure having an interior comprising aquatic macrophytes;
- (b) a water inlet opening in the enclosure configured to allow contaminated water to enter the enclosure and contact the aquatic macrophytes;
- and (c) a solid sorbent configured to capture CO2 in air exterior to the enclosure and release the captured CO2 to the interior of the enclosure.
A method of capturing CO2 from atmosphere and treating water, the method comprising:
- (a) introducing water comprising a contaminant into an enclosure having an interior containing an aquatic macrophyte such that the water comes into contact with the aquatic macrophyte, and wherein the aquatic macrophyte facilitates reduction of the level of the contaminant in the water;
- (b) capturing CO2 from air exterior to the enclosure with a solid sorbent;
- and (c) releasing captured CO2 into the interior of the enclosure, wherein the interior of the enclosure has a higher CO2 concentration than the air exterior to the enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.