Photobioreactor and method for processing polluted air
AssigneePhyco2 LLC
InventorRobert Morgan
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Abstract
A photobioreactor (100) for use in treating polluted air and producing biomass may comprise, at least in part, a generally vertical tube or fluidic pathway (102), a generally vertical helical tube or fluidic pathway (104) having a light source (106) partially positioned within the helical fluidic pathway (104), a head cap assembly (108), and a base assembly (110). In one illustrative example, the light source (106) may be a light emitting diode (LED) or a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). By one approach, a gas diffusion apparatus (112) is located at the base assembly (110) adjacent the generally vertical fluidic pathway (102).
Claims3
A system for processing polluted air by sequestering harmful emissions comprising:
- (a) a first tube having at least a substantially straight and substantially vertical portion;
- (b) a second tube having at least one substantially helical portion, the second tube being fluidly connected to the first tube;
- (c) a head cap assembly at the upper end of the first and second tubes;
- (d) a base assembly at the lower end of the first and second tubes;
- wherein the first and second tubes, the head cap assembly, and the base assembly form a fluidly interconnected circuit;
- (e) a light source at least partially positioned inside the at least one helical portion of the second tube, the light source emitting wavelengths between about 400 nm to about 700 nm;
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- (f) at least one photosynthetic organism in a fluid medium in the fluid circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.