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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
May. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sarah E. Feicht, Raritan, NJ (US);
Mark A. Deimund, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Everett J. O'Neal, Asbury, NJ (US);
Patrick L. Hanks, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/18 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C10L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/02 (2013.01); B01D 61/145 (2013.01); B01D 61/18 (2013.01); B01D 63/02 (2013.01); C10L 1/00 (2013.01); C12M 25/02 (2013.01); C12M 29/14 (2013.01); C12N 1/12 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2688 (2013.01); C10L 2200/0469 (2013.01); C10L 2290/46 (2013.01); C10L 2290/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for growing and harvesting algae biomass includes a photo-bioreactor suitable for algae growth in water and a filter unit in fluid communication with the photo-bioreactor. An algae slurry, when at least partially contained within the photo-bioreactor, generates hydrostatic fluid pressure that exclusively drives the algae slurry to the filter unit and discharges a permeate.