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8182689 |
Methods of and systems for dewatering algae and recycling water therefrom
A method of dewatering algae and recycling water therefrom is presented. A method of dewatering a wet algal cell culture includes removing liquid from an algal cell culture to obtain a wet algal...
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8176676 |
Method and apparatus for solar-greenhouse production and harvesting of micro-algae
A micro-algae growing method employs a greenhouse having a transparent, double-pane roof structure and containing an open-top receptacle for a bed of aqueous micro-algae medium, which roof...
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8173391 |
Golden yellow algae and method of producing the same
The present invention relates to a method for cultivating carotenoid rich golden yellow algae by varying the ratio of carbon to nitrogen content in the culture medium during cultivation and...
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8161679 |
Open ocean floating algae farm
An open ocean floating algae farm built around a ship. The ship provides propulsion power for navigation, storage capacity for materials and algae products, machinery for harvesting and processing...
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8143051 |
Systems and methods for maintaining the dominance and increasing the biomass production of nannochloropsis in an algae cultivation system
Systems and methods for maintaining the dominance and increasing the biomass production of Nannochloropsis in an algae cultivation system are provided. Exemplary methods include applying an...
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8137556 |
Methods of producing biofuels from an algal biomass
A method for producing biofuels is provided. A method of making biofuels includes dewatering substantially intact algal cells to make an algal biomass, extracting neutral lipids from the algal...
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8122637 |
Ecosystem and apparatus to increase crop yield by treating agricultural land with algal by-products
A method to improve the yield of an acre of a crop having a growing season of less than one year. The method includes the steps of providing an irrigation system for the crop, providing an...
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8110395 |
Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating CO2-enriched gas and producing biomass
Certain embodiments and aspects of the present invention relate to a photobioreactor including covered photobioreactor units through which a liquid medium stream and a gas stream flow. The liquid...
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8092691 |
Method and apparatus for separating particles from a liquid
A method and device for separating particles from a liquid having particles therein, using a filter sized to permit the liquid to flow through pores, while retaining a substantial portion of the...
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8043496 |
System for extracting oil from algae
A method and apparatus for extracting oil from algae comprises a disruptor (125) having a plurality of deflectors (220 and 225) against which a mixture of algae and water (100) is forcibly impacted...
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8043847 |
System including a tunable light and method for using same
The present invention provides a system and method for providing light, which can be used to promote growth of biological material. The light includes a ceramic core, including a catalyst and a...
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8033047 |
Algae cultivation systems and methods
An algae cultivation system and method. In an embodiment, an algae cultivation system is included. The algae cultivation system can include a cultivation tank, a plurality of light transmitting...
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8003379 |
High density bioreactor system, devices, and methods
A bioreactor and bioreactor system are suitable for the growth of materials from algae. More specifically, the system preferred embodiments use concentrated sunlight in a solo- or co-generation...
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7997025 |
Algae production and harvesting apparatus
A photo-bioreactor module adapted for stacking a plurality of such modules for producing algal bioproducts includes at least an upper and a lower light-transmitting member each having a plurality...
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7980024 |
Photobioreactor systems positioned on bodies of water
Certain embodiments and aspects of the present invention relate to a photobioreactor including photobioreactor units through which a liquid medium stream and a gas stream flow. The photobioreactor...
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7950181 |
Apparatus and methods for production of biodiesel
A photobioreactor includes a cultivation zone configured to contain a liquid culture medium and facilitate growth of a microalgae biomass, a plurality of parallel edge-lit light transmitting...
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7921595 |
Floating biomass producing system
A water based biomass producing system that is disposed in a body of water, for example a freshwater lake or a sea, and is capable of producing a biomass that can be converted into a biofuel. The...
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7905049 |
Algae production
Methods and systems for algae production are provided, the methods and systems generally comprising providing at least one body of water having an algae population in suspension, growing algae,...
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7895790 |
Algae cultivation apparatus
An algae cultivation apparatus includes a light guide plate, at least one transparent circulating channel, at least one light emission module, an algae guide-in module, an algae collection module,...
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7854090 |
Method of hormesis for seaweed through irradiation
Through a low-dose irradiation, a seaweed's growth becomes fast and its production is improved as well. By doing so, a material for biomass energy is provided.
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7833782 |
Apparatus for growing biological mass
An apparatus for growing biological mass has a container for accommodating a biological mass in liquid to be grown in presence of light, a plurality of light sources in an interior of the...
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7824904 |
Photobioreactors for production of algae and methods therefor
The present invention is directed to a photobioreactor comprising: (a) a tank for containing a liquid microbial culture; (b) a rotating mixing system contained within the tank, the rotating mixing...
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7824905 |
Biological reactor
A biological reactor for growing a biological mass has a tank with an interior for growing the biological mass, a plate movable in a substantially vertical direction and an interior of the tank,...
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7770322 |
Continuous-batch hybrid process for production of oil and other useful products from photosynthetic microbes
A process for cultivating photosynthetic microbes comprising Closed Systems for continuous cultivation and Open Systems for batch cultivation, in which (a) the Closed System Area occupies no more...
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7763457 |
High photoefficiency microalgae bioreactors
A system and method are provided for growing algae with improved photoefficiency. The system includes a bioreactor formed with a conduit for growing algae cells in a medium. Further, the system is...
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7712250 |
Method for cultivating seaweed having adherence
A wild seaweed, like sea lettuce, is picked and germ cells are released from the seaweed. The germ cells then obtain adherence and are sprouted into youngs of the seaweed so that the seaweed can be...
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7687261 |
Photosynthetic oil production in a two-stage reactor
A system and method are provided for producing algae with high oil content. The system includes a chemostat formed with a conduit for growing algae, an input port for feeding a medium into the...
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7662616 |
Photosynthetic oil production with high carbon dioxide utilization
A system for processing oil from algae is disclosed. Specifically, the system recycles byproducts of the process for use as nutrients during algae growth and oil production. The system includes a...
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7618813 |
Multi-layered photobioreactor and method of culturing photosynthetic microorganisms using the same
Disclosed is a multi-layered photobioreactor capable of producing a useful metabolite simultaneously with the vegetative growth of a photosynthetic microorganism, including a first culture region...
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7536827 |
Hydroponic growing enclosure and method for growing, harvesting, processing and distributing algae, related microorganisms and their by products
Systems and methods for hydroponically growing microorganisms within a self-contained air-supported structure, in which microorganisms are grown in an organic slurry, harvested, and processed to...
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7425441 |
Bioreactor for culturing microorganisms
A bioreactor for culturing microorganisms which has a reactor vessel, a plurality of gas-introduction tubes and a gas-introduction system for introducing gas into a culture medium in the...
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7176024 |
Bioreactor for growing biological materials supported on a liquid surface
A bioreactor assembly of the present invention for holding a media and supporting growth of a plurality of plants. The assembly includes a light source and a container having a light transmissive...
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7080478 |
Technology for cultivation of Porphyra and other seaweeds in land-based sea water ponds
The present invention provides unique technology, systems and methods of cultivating different types of seaweeds, including, but not limited to, Porphyra (Nori), Laminaria, Undaria, Eucheuma,...
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6936459 |
Medium for the production of betacarotene and other carotenoids from dunaliella salina (ARL 5) and a strain of dunaliella salina for production of carotenes using the novel media
The invention relates to the development of a novel medium starting from fresh water using a salt solution complex comprising a non conventional salt, namely KCl and conventional salts such as NaCl...
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6896804 |
System and method for remediation of waste
A system and method are provided for aerobic treatment of waste, such as animal or human waste. The method includes the continual introduction of microalgae. The high amounts of oxygen produced by...
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6698134 |
Method of cultivating fresh spirulina at home and device thereof
The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for cultivating and consuming fresh Spirulina at home. The method comprises species selection of Spirulina for cultivation at home,...
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6635177 |
Reclaiming water and usable brine concentrate from domestic sewage
A method of processing sewage. Non-biodegradable solids are first removed from the sewage for separate disposal. The sewage is then introduced to the bottom of a fermentation cell designed to...
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6579714 |
Method of culturing algae capable of producing phototrophic pigments, highly unsaturated fatty acids, or polysaccharides at high concentration
The present invention relates to a method for cultivation and manufacturing efficiently algae containing useful substances in cells thereof in a high concentration. According to conventional...
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6572770 |
Apparatus and method for harvesting and collecting attached algal communities
An apparatus and method for harvesting aquatic plant biomass, and more particularly, to a system and method for harvesting attached algal communities or algal turf whereby water is utilized to...
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6524486 |
Microalgae separator apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for separating microalgae from water without rupturing cells. The method comprises the steps of flocculation, flotation and dehydration. Microalgae suspension from a...
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6490824 |
Method for culturing a basidiomycetous fungus in a liquid culture medium
Disclosed is an efficient method for culturing an edible basidiomycetous fungus such as Mushroom Agaricus Blazei Murill in a liquid culture medium to give fungus aggregates of several centimeter...
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6440367 |
Method of sequestering carbon dioxide with a fertilizer comprising chelated iron
A method of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) in an ocean comprises testing an area of the surface of a deep open ocean in order to determine both the nutrients that are missing and the diffusion...
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6370815 |
Photoreaction
Photosynthetic organisms are grown in a tube having a gas inlet at one end and a gas outlet at the other. The tube containing a rotor having vanes adapted to wipe the inside surface, the tube being...
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6348347 |
Fine algae culture device
This invention relates to a culture device of a domed shape, a conical shape, or a cylindrical shape of a closed type used for culture of microalgae, and a gas discharge device set so as to be...
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6287852 |
Photosynthetic culture apparatus and group of photosynthesis culture apparatuses
A photosynthetic culture system has a culture bath holding an fluid containing plant microorganisms, carbon dioxide supplying means for supplying carbon dioxide to the fluid in the culture bath,...
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6228136 |
Cyanobacterial inoculants for land reclamation
Materials inoculated with cyanobacteria are used to reclaim land. Methods and apparatus for making and disseminating cyanobacteria inoculants are disclosed. A thin-film growth method may be used to...
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6200530 |
Method of sequestering carbon dioxide with spiral fertilization
A method of sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) in an ocean comprises testing an area of the surface of a deep open ocean in order to determine both the nutrients that are missing and the diffusion...
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6199317 |
Materials for growing algae and artificial fishing banks
Vitreous, algae growing materials, release stably ferrous ions, over long periods of time. The duration of ion release can be controlled as desired by adjusting the particle size of the materials....
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6136329 |
Compositions and methods relating to intra-lamellar gels from algae
Although compositions from seaweed have long been sought after for beneficial properties for the skin, the ability to produce efficacious compositions has been elusive. An intra-lamellar gel,...
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6083740 |
System for purifying a polluted air by using algae
A system for purifying a polluted air by using algae such as Spirulina is capable of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and/or sulfur oxide (SOx) in the polluted air and generating...
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