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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2011
Sang Jun Sim, Seoul, KR;
Eun Hye Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Jun Sim, Seoul, KR;
Eun Hye Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporation Collaboration, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a photobioreactor, and more particularly, a photobioreactor for culturing living organisms such as microalgae, which carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide and light energy. The photobioreactor includes: (a) a reaction vessel, in which photosynthesis occurs by photosynthetic organisms; (b) a multipurpose inlet/outlet formed at the outside upper end of the reaction vessel; (c) an outer pipe connected to the multipurpose inlet/outlet at the outside of the reaction vessel; and (d) an inner pipe connected to the multipurpose inlet/outlet at the inside of the reaction vessel, wherein the reaction vessel is made of a transparent film. The photobioreactor according to the present invention is advantageous in that the reaction vessel in which photosynthesis occurs is a plate-type and made of a transparent film, thus achieving improved light transmittance and mobility, and enabling the economically advantageous manufacture and operation thereof. Therefore, the photobioreactor of the present invention can be easily installed anywhere carbon dioxide is discharged, such as around a power-generating plant, in an urban region, a farm, etc., to culture a variety of photosynthetic organisms, and thus to produce useful substances having economically high added values.