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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2024
Gross-wen Technologies, Inc., Slater, IA (US);
Martin Gross, Boone, IA (US);
Joseph Edward Zuback, Camarillo, CA (US);
Paul Simpson, Harlan, IA (US);
Gross-Wen Technologies Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure teaches an algal growth system. The algal growth system includes a flexible sheet material, a liquid reservoir, a mechanism to rotate the flexible sheet material, a resource reclamation device, and an enclosure. The flexible sheet material facilitates growth of a biofilm. The liquid reservoir is configured to retain a contacting liquid in contact with the flexible sheet material and the mechanism rotates the flexible sheet material through the contacting liquid. The resource reclamation device associated with the enclosure is configured to collect and provide a resource for reuse.