Environmentally-neutral processing with condensed phase cryogenic fluids
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1. An apparatus for remediating biomass from an aquatic body comprising:
- a source of biomass;
a cryogenic fluid source providing a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid;
a cryogenic fluid transport structure coupled to the cryogenic fluid source that transports the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase;
a low pressure applicator coupled to the cryogenic fluid transport structure that dispenses the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase onto the biomass; and
a collector that retrieves at least some of the biomass from the aquatic body after the biomass is exposed to the cryogenic fluid by the low pressure applicator.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for utilizing a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid for the purpose of remediation and retrieval of, e.g., pollutant biomass from marine/aquatic and terrestrial environments. In some implementations, systems and apparatus are provided for applying a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid to a volume of biomass, and further having structure for collecting the biomass. Some implementations are environmentally-neutral. Some implementations convert the collected biomass into biofuel. Some implementations initially employ the biomass to remediate an aquatic body.
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1. An apparatus for remediating biomass from an aquatic body comprising:
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a source of biomass; a cryogenic fluid source providing a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid; a cryogenic fluid transport structure coupled to the cryogenic fluid source that transports the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase; a low pressure applicator coupled to the cryogenic fluid transport structure that dispenses the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase onto the biomass; and a collector that retrieves at least some of the biomass from the aquatic body after the biomass is exposed to the cryogenic fluid by the low pressure applicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for remediating biomass from an aquatic body comprising:
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providing a flow of cryogenic fluid; maintaining the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase; applying the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase onto at least some of the biomass; and collecting at least some of the biomass after the cryogenic fluid has been applied. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. An apparatus for remediating biomass from an aquatic body comprising:
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a cryogenic fluid source providing a substantially condensed phase cryogenic fluid; a cryogenic fluid transport structure coupled to the cryogenic fluid source that transports the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase; means for dispensing the cryogenic fluid in a substantially condensed phase onto the biomass; a collector that retrieves at least some of the biomass from the aquatic body after the biomass is exposed to the cryogenic fluid by the low pressure applicator; and means for converting at least some of the retrieved biomass into biofuel.
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