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Photobioreactors, Solar Energy Gathering Systems, And Thermal Control Methods

  • US 20140329223A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2014
  • Published: 11/06/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A photobioreactor comprising:

  • (a) a reactor chamber for enclosing a phototrophic microorganism and culture medium therefor;

    (b) a heat energy system; and

    (c) thermal control layer;

    wherein at least part of the reactor chamber is transparent for light of a wavelength that is photosynthetically active in the phototrophic microorganism, and the reactor chamber and heat energy system are in controllable thermal contact, and the thermal control layer provides the controllable thermal contact.

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