WO2009051478A3 - Photobioreactor with a cleaning system and method for cleaning such a reactor - Google Patents

Photobioreactor with a cleaning system and method for cleaning such a reactor Download PDF

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WO2009051478A3
WO2009051478A3 PCT/NL2008/050649 NL2008050649W WO2009051478A3 WO 2009051478 A3 WO2009051478 A3 WO 2009051478A3 NL 2008050649 W NL2008050649 W NL 2008050649W WO 2009051478 A3 WO2009051478 A3 WO 2009051478A3
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Marco Van De Ven
Johannes Maria Franciscus Van De Ven
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Algaelink N.V.
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M39/00—Means for cleaning the apparatus or avoiding unwanted deposits of microorganisms
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M21/00—Bioreactors or fermenters specially adapted for specific uses
    • C12M21/02—Photobioreactors
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M23/00—Constructional details, e.g. recesses, hinges
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a photobioreactor for the production of phototropic organisms, especially (micro)algae, which reactor comprises at least a reactor component in which a mixture of a liquid and some phototropic organisms has been or is to be introduced, where the reactor component comprises one or more tubes whose walls are at least partly transparent in order to allow daylight to enter the reactor component to enable the organisms in it to carry out their photosynthesis, also comprising an inlet, connected to the reactor component, for introducing the liquid and/or the phototropic organisms, an outlet, connected to the reactor component, for removing the mixture of the liquid and the resulting phototropic organisms, as well as a cleaning system connected to the reactor component, for the mechanical cleaning of the inside surface of the tubes so that it can continue to allow sufficient daylight to enter for the photosynthesis, where the cleaning system comprises a first cleaning station, which is mounted between the inlet and the reactor component, a second cleaning station, which is mounted between the reactor component and the outlet, a cleaning tool that can move to and fro between the cleaning stations, along the reactor component, where the shape and size of the cleaning tool are adjusted according to the inside surface of the walls of the tubes of the reactor component in order to clean these walls by the movement of the cleaning tool.
PCT/NL2008/050649 2007-10-15 2008-10-15 Photobioreactor with a cleaning system and method for cleaning such a reactor WO2009051478A2 (en)

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FR2697027A1 (en) * 1992-10-19 1994-04-22 Inst Fs Rech Expl Mer Device for cleaning the pipelines of a photobioreactor and photobioreactor provided with this cleaning device.
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EP0506568A1 (en) * 1991-03-28 1992-09-30 Heliosynthese S.A. Photobioreactor with a device for the automatic and continuous cleaning of the pipeline in the solar receptor of the photobioreactor
FR2696753A1 (en) * 1992-10-13 1994-04-15 Inst Fs Rech Expl Mer Device for cleaning the pipelines of a photobioreactor and photobioreactor provided with this device.
FR2697027A1 (en) * 1992-10-19 1994-04-22 Inst Fs Rech Expl Mer Device for cleaning the pipelines of a photobioreactor and photobioreactor provided with this cleaning device.
WO1999020736A1 (en) * 1997-10-22 1999-04-29 Stephen Charles Skill Photoreaction

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