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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2016
Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, Jr., Curtiga Parana, BR;
Wellington Balmant, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Alexandre Stall, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Andre Bellin Mariano, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Juan Carlos Ordonez, Tallhassee, FL (US);
Zohrob Hovsapian, Tallhassee, FL (US);
Emerson Dilay, Curitiba, BR;
Jose Viriato Coelho Vargas, Jr., Curtiga Parana, BR;
Wellington Balmant, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Alexandre Stall, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Andre Bellin Mariano, Curitiba Parana, BR;
Juan Carlos Ordonez, Tallhassee, FL (US);
Zohrob Hovsapian, Tallhassee, FL (US);
Emerson Dilay, Curitiba, BR;
The Florida State University Research Foundation Incorporated, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Abstract
A space efficient photo-bioreactor. The bioreactor grows microalgae in a tall array of transparent flooded tubes. A nutrient media is circulated through the tubes. The array is configured to maximize the amount of sunlight falling upon each tube so that growth of the microalgae is as uniform as possible. A vertically-oriented gasser tube is provided. Gas is injected into this gasser tube along with the liquid nutrient medium. A bubble-size limiter is employed in the gas injector. The flow rates are configured so that the liquid nutrient medium and injected gas remain within the vertical gasser tube for 30 seconds or more.