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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Ronald Chance, Naples, FL (US);
William J. Koros, Atlanta, GA (US);
Benjamin Mccool, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
James Noel, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ronald Chance, Naples, FL (US);
William J. Koros, Atlanta, GA (US);
Benjamin McCool, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
James Noel, Atlanta, GA (US);
Algenol Biotech LLC, Fort Myers, FL (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corp., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for the delivery of carbon to photoautotrophs. The invention utilizes low energy regeneration of adsorbent for COcapture and provides for effective COloading into liquids useful for photoautotroph growth and/or production of photosynthetic products, such as biofuels, via photoautotrophic culture media. The inventive system comprises a fluid/membrane/fluid contactor that provides selective transfer of molecular COvia a dense (non-porous) membrane from a carbonate-based COsnipping solution to a culture medium where the COis consumed by a photoautotroph for the production of biofuels, biofuel precursors or other commercial products.