Biomass Fertilization Vessels
AssigneeCoastal Waters Biotechnology Group LLC
InventorDennis D. Yancey
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Abstract
A system for collecting and/or harvesting biomass comprises a first module adapted to accept a fluid stream. The first module includes a gate that is adapted to regulate the flow of the fluid stream. The system includes a second module downstream of the first module. The second module accepts a fluid from the first module and directs at least a portion of the fluid to the first module. A third module downstream of the second module includes one or more surfaces for retaining one or more microorganisms upon the flow of at least a portion of the fluid stream through the third module.
Claims29
A collector of biomass, comprising:
- (a) a vessel, comprising:
- (i) one or more surfaces for collecting a biomass from a fluid directed through said vessel;
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- (ii) one or more internal impellers in fluid communication with said one or more surfaces through a fluid flow path, wherein said one or more internal impellers facilitate flow of said fluid through said fluid flow path;
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- (b) an external impeller coupled to said one or more internal impellers, wherein said external impeller is disposed external to said vessel and adapted to provide rotational energy to said internal impeller upon fluid flow through or adjacent to said external impeller.
A system for collecting and/or harvesting biomass, comprising:
- a. a first module adapted to accept a fluid stream, wherein said first module includes a gate that is adapted to regulate the flow of said fluid stream;
- b. a second module downstream of said first module, wherein said second module accepts a fluid from said first module and directs at least a portion of said fluid to said first module;
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- c. a third module downstream of said second module, wherein said third module includes one or more surfaces for retaining one or more microorganisms upon the flow of at least a portion of said fluid stream through said third module.
A method for collecting and/or harvesting biomass, comprising:
- a. directing a fluid stream from a first module to a second module along a first fluid flow path leading from said first module to said second module, wherein said fluid stream is directed through a movable gate of said first module, and wherein said movable gate is adapted to regulate fluid flow (i) along said first fluid flow path and (ii) along a second fluid flow path leading from said second module to said first module;
- b. directing at least a portion of said fluid from said second module to said first module along said second fluid flow path;
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- c. directing at least a portion of said fluid from said second module to a third module, wherein said third module includes one or more surfaces for retaining one or more microorganisms upon the flow of said at least the portion of said fluid through said third module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.