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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2017
Device for exposing an algal solution to light, associated photobioreactor and implementation method
Applicant:
Suez Groupe, Paris la Defense, FR;
Inventor:
Frédéric Duong, Pezilla-la-Riviere, FR;
Assignee:
SUEZ INTERNATIONAL, Paris la Défense, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 21/02 (2013.01); C12M 23/56 (2013.01); C12M 31/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a device for exposing an algal solution to light, for a photobioreactor, this exposure device including a flat support including at least one opening capable of holding at least one shaft, the shaft being made of a liquid-tight, translucent or even transparent flexible material, and including an open end capable of holding a sleeve, the sleeve being translucent, or even transparent, and arranged to seal and attach the shaft to the support. The exposure device has positive floatability in water. Also disclosed is a photobioreactor equipped with such a device and a start-up method for such a photobioreactor.