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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Gross-wen Technologies, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Martin Anthony Gross, Ames, IA (US);
Zhiyou Wen, Ames, IA (US);
Gross-Wen Technologies, Inc., Slater, IA (US);
Abstract
An algal growth system includes a first flexible sheet material mounted on a first frame in a first mounted geometry, the first flexible sheet material having a substantially vertical orientation when mounted on the first frame such that a first height of the first mounted geometry is greater than a first width of the first mounted geometry. The algal growth system also includes a first drive shaft coupled with the first frame, an actuator system coupled with the first drive shaft, a motor coupled with the actuator system. The motor actuates the actuator system and the first drive shaft such that the first flexible sheet material is actuated. The algal growth system also includes a liquid source consisting of a dripper or a mister. The liquid source is configured to direct a contacting liquid to the first flexible sheet material.