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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Mehran Parsheh, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Megan Hippler, South Charleston, WV (US);

Shahrokh a Naieni, Medina, WA (US);

Guido Radaelli, San Carlos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mehran Parsheh, Castro Valley, CA (US);

Megan Hippler, South Charleston, WV (US);

Shahrokh A Naieni, Medina, WA (US);

Guido Radaelli, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Aurora Algae, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/12 (2013.01); C12P 7/6463 (2013.01); Y02E 50/13 (2013.01); C12M 29/18 (2013.01); C12M 21/02 (2013.01); C12M 29/26 (2013.01); C12P 7/649 (2013.01); Y10S 210/931 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for reducing an amount of unwanted living organisms within an algae cultivation fluid are provided herein. According to some embodiments, methods may include subjecting the algae cultivation fluid to an amount of cavitation, the amount of cavitation being defined by a pressure differential between a downstream pressure and a vapor pressure, the pressure differential divided by half of a product of a fluid density multiplied by a square of a velocity of an apparatus throat.


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