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Photobioreactor

  • US 9,644,176 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2012
  • Issued: 05/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A photohioreactor that uses sunlight as a light source, comprising:

  • a container holding a photoactive biological material; and

    an optical waveguide at least partially located within the container;

    wherein the optical waveguide is formed at least in part from highly scattering optically transmitting polymer, andwherein the optical waveguide is formed with a light collecting part contacting a light distributing part, the light collecting part having a surface configured to collect the sunlight, wherein the light distributing part is formed as a sheet, wherein the light collecting part and the light distributing part have a fixed size ratio, and wherein the light collection part has a first surface configured to collect sunlight and second surface directly directing the collected sunlight into a side of the sheet that the light collection part contact.

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