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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Applicants:
R. Paul Woods, Naples, FL (US);
Edward Legere, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Benjamin Moll, Davis, CA (US);
Edwin Malkiel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
R. Paul Woods, Naples, FL (US);
Edward Legere, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Benjamin Moll, Davis, CA (US);
Edwin Malkiel, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Algenol Biofuels Switzerland GmbH, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a device for growing genetically enhanced aquatic photoautotrophic organisms in a stable culture, causing said organisms to produce ethanol, and then separating, collecting, and removing the ethanol in situ.