WO2008008262A3 - Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and producing biomass - Google Patents

Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and producing biomass Download PDF

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WO2008008262A3
WO2008008262A3 PCT/US2007/015513 US2007015513W WO2008008262A3 WO 2008008262 A3 WO2008008262 A3 WO 2008008262A3 US 2007015513 W US2007015513 W US 2007015513W WO 2008008262 A3 WO2008008262 A3 WO 2008008262A3
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Xiaoxi Wu
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Abstract

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 medium comprises at least one species of phototrophic organism therein. Certain methods of using the photobioreactor system as part of fuel generation system and/or a gas-treatment process or system at least partially remove certain undesirable pollutants from a gas stream. In certain embodiments, a portion of the liquid medium is diverted from a photobioreactor unit and reintroduced upstream of the diversion position. In certain embodiments, the disclosed photobioreactor system, methods of using such systems, and/or gas treatment apparatus and methods provided herein can be used as part of an integrated combustion method and system, wherein photosynthetic organisms used within the photobioreactor are harvested from the photobioreactor, processed, and used as a fuel source for a combustion system such as an electric power plant.
PCT/US2007/015513 2006-07-10 2007-07-06 Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and producing biomass WO2008008262A2 (en)

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EP07835991A EP2046938A2 (en) 2006-07-10 2007-07-06 Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and producing biomass
AU2007273128A AU2007273128B2 (en) 2006-07-10 2007-07-06 Photobioreactor systems and methods for treating CO2-enriched gas and producing biomass
BRPI0714051-7A BRPI0714051A2 (en) 2006-07-10 2007-07-06 photobioreactor system and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and biomass production
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