Floating horizontal tubular photobioreactor system with integrated manifolds for housing pumping and process monitoring and control devices
OwnerMichael Welch, Lawrence Walmsley +2inventors
InventorsMichael Welch, Lawrence Walmsley, Andreas Meiser, George Philippidis
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Abstract
This invention relates to a floating horizontal tubular photobioreactor system comprising a photosynthetically active area made of flexible tubes connected to rigid manifolds with an integrated system for mixing, aeration and degassing. This invention further relates to methods of using the floating photobioreactor system.
Claims24
A floating, horizontal tubular photobioreactor system to grow a photosynthetic or mixotrophic microorganism comprising:
- a photosynthetically active area made of clear tubes;
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- two manifolds connecting to the ends of the photosynthetically active area.
The floating photobioreactor system wherein an autonomous culture density estimating system is comprised of light emitting sources passing light through the culture and then capturing the refracted light at sensors which creates a feedback loop for adjusting the operation of the photobioreactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.