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US 6,602,703 B2Granted
Photobioreactor
AssigneeCO2 Solution Inc.
InventorFrédéric Dutil
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Abstract
A photobioreactor is disclosed for cultivating a photosynthetic organism. This photobioreactor provides innovative features that allow an easy cleaning of the light source. The photobioreactor has a container for containing a liquid culture medium for cultivating photosynthetic organisms, light-emitting tubes mounted within the container. The photobioreactor also has cleaning devices mounted within the container for cleaning the outer surface of the light-emitting tubes and actuators for actuating the cleaning devices.
Claims29
A photobioreactor comprising:
- a container for containing a liquid culture medium for cultivating photosynthetic organisms,
- a plurality of parallel light-emitting tubes mounted within the container and extending in a first direction, each light-emitting tube having an outer surface;
- cleaning means mounted within the container for cleaning the outer surface of the light-emitting tubes;
- and
- actuating means for actuating the cleaning means.
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