Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company

Vinit Choudhary

Patrick Loring Hanks

Everett J O'Neal

Mark A Deimund

Sarah E Feicht

Louis R Brown

Anjaneya Sarma Kovvali

Yesim Igci

Samantha J Reuter

Rachel G Munson

A submersible device submersible within an algae slurry contained within a pond of an algae bioreactor, the submersible device including a drive motor operable to actuate one or more driven devices that move the submersible device within the pond, a circulation device operable to circulate the algae slurry through the submersible device and discharge the algae slurry back into the pond from a discharge port provided on the submersible device, and a computer system that controls operation of the drive motor and the circulation device.

Autonomous submersible device for algae growth and collection

A system includes an algae bioreactor that contains an algae slurry, a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the algae bioreactor to receive the algae slurry from the algae bioreactor and heat and increase a pressure of the algae slurry, and one or more valves and a flash vessel in fluid communication with a discharge of the heat exchanger to flash the algae slurry and create steam and algae biomass. A separator receives the algae biomass from the flash vessel and separates oils from the algae biomass to generate a biofuel.

Solar steam explosion of algae

A method includes containing an algae media within a contactor, introducing a stream of natural gas comprising up to 80 wt % carbon dioxide (CO) into the contactor, contacting the natural gas on the algae media and thereby allowing the algae media to consume COfrom the natural gas, and discharging a stream of natural gas comprising 2 wt % or less COfrom the contactor.

Upgrading and enrichment of gases through algae photobioreactors

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Cypress, TX, United States of America

Vinit Choudhary