Bioreactor And Method For Culturing Seaweed
AssigneeAustralis Aquaculture, LLC
InventorsJoshua N. Goldman, Leonardo Mata
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Abstract
A bioreactor includes a first compartment designed to retain seaweed sporophytes, a second compartment in fluid communication with the first compartment that includes one or more settlement surfaces, and a first porous barrier between the first and second compartments that allows the seaweed spores to pass from the first compartment to the second compartment, and systems comprising the bioreactor. Also provided herein are methods of culturing seaweed, for example, using a bioreactor provided herein.
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A bioreactor system comprising:
- a bioreactor including:
- a first compartment designed to retain seaweed sporophytes;
- a second compartment in fluid communication with the first compartment that includes one or more settlement surfaces;
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- a first porous barrier between the first and second compartments that allows seaweed spores to pass from the first compartment to the second compartment, and prevents seaweed sporophytes from passing from the first compartment to the second compartment.
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A method of culturing seaweed comprising:
- creating a bioreactor by:
- providing a first compartment designed to retain seaweed sporophytes;
- providing a second compartment in fluid communication with the first compartment that includes one or more settlement surfaces;
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- providing a first porous barrier between the first and second compartments that allows seaweed spores to pass from the first compartment to the second compartment, and prevents seaweed sporophytes from passing from the first compartment to the second compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.