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US 2011/0253623 A1Published application
Methods and Compositions to Aggregate Algae
AssigneeCore Intellectual Properties Holdings, LLC
InventorKarin L. Hastings
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Abstract
The present invention comprises methods and compositions for aggregating algae so as to separate the algal cells from an aqueous algae suspension. A bioflocculent, comprising a composition comprising a bacteria, is used to aggregate the algae.
Claims11
A method for the separation of microalgae from an aqueous suspension of microalgae, while maintaining the integrity of the cell structure, comprising,
- a) adding to an aqueous suspension of microalgae a bioflocculating bacteria, causing flocculation of at least some of the microalgae cells;
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- b) removing at least a portion of the liquid of the suspension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.