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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Saranya Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Jean Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Boonsieng Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Saranya Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Jean Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Boonsieng Benjauthrit, La Canada, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for cultivating algae integrates a deep pond approach with an advanced photobioreactor concept. The apparatus comprises a deep (one foot or deeper) pond with a v-shaped or trough bottom, where, through gravity, algae will settle to the bottom of the trough and be pumped through a clear pipe located near or submerged under the surface of aqueous algae fluid via a heating pipe, which is also located near the surface of the algae fluid and be sprayed out into the air through spraying pipes distributed throughout the pond. With the combination of a v-shaped bottom deep pond, gravity, and clear pipes under aqueous algae fluids, algae can be exposed to sunlight much longer than the conventional approaches without being over exposed or heated and can thereby provide substantially better yields. The invention also introduces an electro-mechanical scrubbing ball that can be used to clean the piping system remotely.