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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Narasimhan Sundaram, Annandale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Technology and Egineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 33/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/12 (2006.01); C12M 1/02 (2006.01); C12R 1/89 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/02 (2013.01); C12M 23/06 (2013.01); C12M 23/40 (2013.01); C12M 27/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/12 (2013.01); A01G 33/00 (2013.01); C12M 31/00 (2013.01); C12R 2001/89 (2021.05);
Abstract
A system for growing algae includes a photobioreactor comprising a tubular structure having inner and outer surfaces, an annular space defined between the inner and outer surfaces, an inlet to allow an algae slurry to enter the annular space, and a mechanism configured to produce radially-directed contractions and expansions in the tubular structure. At least one of the inner and outer surfaces is transparent to at least some wavelengths of light useful for growing algae within the algae slurry.