Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Anaerobic photobioreactor and method for biomass cultivation, wastewater treatment, nutrients recovery, energy production and high-value products synthesis
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Application No.: US17041841Application Date: 2019-03-27
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Publication No.: US12077737B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: Victor Monsalvo Garcia , Daniel Puyol Santos , Juan Antonio Melero Hernandez , Fernando Martinez Castillejo , Raul Molina Gil , Zouhayr Arbib , Frank Rogalla
- Applicant: FCC AQUALIA S.A.
- Applicant Address: ES Madrid
- Assignee: FCC AQUALIA S.A.
- Current Assignee: FCC AQUALIA S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: ES Madrid
- Agency: LUCAS & MERCANTI, LLP
- Priority: EP 382210 2018.03.27
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/057750 2019.03.27
- International Announcement: WO2019/185734A 2019.10.03
- Date entered country: 2020-09-25
- Main IPC: C05F17/40
- IPC: C05F17/40 ; C02F1/30 ; C02F3/28 ; C05F7/00 ; C05F17/30 ; C05F17/986 ; C12M1/00 ; C12M1/107 ; C12M1/34

Abstract:
The present invention is related to an anaerobic photobioreactor and a method for active biomass cultivation, wastewater treatment, nutrients recovery, energy production and high-value products synthesis. Phototrophic bacteria are cultured in the anaerobic photobioreactor lighted with solar or artificial irradiation where certain light wavelengths are selectively discarded with a light selector installed on the top of the photobioreactor. In this light-based process wastewater treatment and resources recovery, like nutrients and high-value bioproducts (fertilizers, polymers and proteins) present in wastewater are performed simultaneously. Cultured biomass is treated by anaerobic digestion for biofuel production, including optative hydrolytic pre-treatment, and/or valuable bioproducts can be obtained in a downstream process.
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