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US 2012/0238002 A1Published application
Photobioreactors Comprising Membrane Carbonation Modules and Uses Thereof
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University
InventorsBruce E. Rittman, Hyun Woo Kim, Andrew Marcus
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for using membrane carbonation modules and photobioreactors. Membrane carbonation modules and systems use gas-transfer membranes to supply inorganic carbon for photoautotrophic microorganism growth in a photobioreactor and to withdraw gases from a photobioreactor.
Claims30
A system comprising:
- a photobioreactor comprising a vessel comprising a center and light-permitting wall;
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- a membrane carbonation module within the photobioreactor comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, each hollow fiber membrane comprising a membrane wall forming an inner lumen.
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