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Multistory Bioreaction System for Enhancing Photosynthesis

  • US 20110236958A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2010
  • Published: 09/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A multistory bioreaction system comprising:

  • a roof incorporating a light-converting material including one or more layers of upconverting luminescent materials and one or more layers of downcoverting luminescent materials;

    sidewalls supporting the roof that at least partially incorporate the light-converting material including one or more layers of upconverting luminescent materials and one or more layers of downconverting luminescent materials;

    a light pipe having a collector positioned adjacent to the roof for collecting sunlight and transmitting the light to multiple stories of the multistory bioreaction system via light conduits positioned within the multistory bioreaction system;

    a plurality of bioreactors for housing photosynthetic organisms in a nutrient-including medium and positioned to receive light from the light pipe and light conduits to conduct photosynthesis;

    a conduit positioned to communicate between a waste carbon dioxide emitting source and waste heat emitting source and the interior of the multistory bioreaction system to supply carbon dioxide and heat to the bioreactors.

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