Moving bed biofilm reactor system for production of algae biomass
AssigneeKimle Aquaculture, LLC
InventorsJackson Kimle, Matthew Ellis
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Abstract
A moving bed biofilm reactor system for growing microorganisms comprising a reservoir containing a fluid that contains nutrients conducive to growth of microorganisms and a plurality of inert biomass carriers having a surface area configured to support growth of microorganisms is provided. The microorganisms may be used to remove a pollutant from a fluid. Furthermore, the microorganisms may be harvested and used as a foodstuff fertilizer, biofuels, and bioplastics.
Claims19
A method for cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms comprising:
- providing a first reservoir configured to contain a plurality of inert biomass carriers, each inert biomass carrier having a surface area configured to support growth of the microorganisms;
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- exposing the inert biomass carriers to a first fluid and nutrients within the reservoir.
A method of cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms within a moving bed biofilm reactor comprising:
- providing within a reservoir of the moving bed biofilm reactor a plurality of inert biomass carriers having a surface area configured to support growth of the microorganisms;
- exposing the inert biomass carriers to a fluid and nutrients conducive to growth of microorganisms;
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- periodically moving the carriers within the reservoir.
A method of cultivating photosynthetic microorganisms within a moving bed biofilm reactor comprising:
- providing within a reservoir of the moving bed biofilm reactor a plurality of inert biomass carriers having a surface area configured to support growth of the microorganisms;
- exposing the inert biomass carriers to a fluid and nutrients conducive to growth of microorganisms;
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- exposing the inert biomass carriers to a photosynthetic light source such that the photosynthetic microorganisms are exposed to a photosynthetic light condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.