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US 8,507,254 B1Granted
Process of growing and harvesting algae in seawater with feather additive
OwnerKhaled Ali Abuhaselinventor
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Abstract
A process for mixing seawater, feather additive, and one or more algae to prepare a nutrient-rich feedstock for cultivating, growing, and harvesting algae. The harvested algae are processed to produce biofuel, oil, nutrient supplements, and polymers used for cosmetics.
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A method for growing and/or harvesting algae, the method comprising the steps of:
- mixing seawater with feather additive in a bioreactor;
- growing the algae by digesting the feather additive with the algae;
- harvesting the algae;
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- drying a biomass formed in the harvesting step, wherein
- at least 20% by volume of the bioreactor is filled with the feather additive,
- the growing step is carried out in the bioreactor and the feather additive serves as a physical structure for the algae to grow on,
- a majority of undissolved solid materials in the mixture of the seawater and the feather additive is the feather additive, and
- the feather additive is in the form of unprocessed feathers.
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