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Photo bioreactor with light distributor and method for the production of a photosynthetic culture

  • US 8,569,049 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2008
  • Issued: 10/29/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A photo bioreactor (1) comprising a vessel and a construction (300) comprising a plurality of light distributors (30),which vessel (10) comprises a body (60) comprising cavities (61) having tapered surfaces (62) which contain an aqueous liquid (20) that comprises a photosynthetic culture (21),wherein the light distributors (30) have a surface (31) arranged to receive light (40) and a tapered surface (32) arranged to emit at least part of the received light (40), at least part of the light distributor'"'"'s tapered surface (32) being submerged in the liquid (20) that comprises said culture (21),wherein the light distributors (30) and the body (60) are in a configuration wherein the light distributors (30)(i) are at least partly arranged in the cavities (61),(ii) have substantially corresponding shapes, andthe cavities are fluidly connected, andwherein, the tapered surfaces (62) of the cavities (61) are at a distance d2 from the tapered surfaces (32) of the light distributors (30), enabling a uniform flow of the liquid (20) between the cavities (61).

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