Air purifying photobioreactor to improve indoor air quality

A photobioreactor device adapted to improve indoor air quality, the photobioreactor comprising:

• a base;
• a liquid-holding vessel connected to the base;
• and
• a lid on the vessel,
• the base comprising:
• a bottom,
• walls extending from the bottom,
• a cavity encapsulated by the walls, the bottom, and the liquid-holding vessel having an outer edge abutting the walls,
• an air pump, at least one air inlet, an electronic control mechanism, and a light source controlled by the electric control mechanism,
• wherein the air pump is positioned within the cavity,
• wherein the air inlet(s) are configured to permit the air pump to draw indoor air from outside the device through the base into the pump, and
• wherein the light source is positioned at the outer edge of the cavity flush with the outer edge that would come into contact with the liquid-holding vessel, taking the form of a single light element shaped like a continuous ring and directed from the base into the vessel,
• the vessel configured to hold a liquid mixture and having a cylindrical shape, an opening at the top of the vessel, and a bottom shaped to converge to a small opening at the top of the base,
• the small opening connected to a one-way valve, the valve configured to admit the indoor air drawn by the air pump from outside the device into the vessel,
• wherein the vessel is separable from the base and the one-way valve connects with a tube connected to the air pump,
• the liquid mixture comprising water, a photosynthetic microorganism, and a media, and
• the lid configured to attach to the top opening of the vessel.