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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2009
Johan Van Walsem, Acton, MA (US);
Frederick Morgan, Canton, MA (US);
Stuart A. Jacobson, Lexington, MA (US);
Rainer Ponzel, Charlestown, MA (US);
James R. Mcintire, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Scott A. Michonski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew Posner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Johan van Walsem, Acton, MA (US);
Frederick Morgan, Canton, MA (US);
Stuart A. Jacobson, Lexington, MA (US);
Rainer Ponzel, Charlestown, MA (US);
James R. McIntire, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Scott A. Michonski, Cambridge, MA (US);
Andrew Posner, Cambridge, MA (US);
Joule Unlimited Technologies, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention described herein relates to photobioreactors, methods, assembly and use of such apparatus for culturing light-capturing organisms in a cost-effective manner. Various embodiments provide for a passive thermal regulation system employing selected microorganisms in a photobioreactor apparatus and methods for biological production of various fuel and chemical products from these organisms. Additional embodiments provide a solar biofactory system capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an areal productivity of 3.3 g/m2/hr. Further embodiments are directed to a photobioreactor capable of culturing light capturing organisms to an ODof about 14 g/L DCW. Such embodiments incorporate passive thermal regulation and systems.