Rakhi Katoch

US Patent:

20110070632, Mar 24, 2011

Filed:

Sep 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/586218

Inventors:

Anand Swarup Katoch - Rockville MD, US
Rakhi Anand Katoch - Rockville MD, US

Assignee:

BioCetane Inc. - Wasaga Beach

International Classification:

C12M 1/36
C12M 1/00
B08B 5/00

US Classification:

4352866, 4352921, 15405, 15 4

Abstract:

This invention relates to open or close top photobioreactor apparatus for improved productivity with a small footprint, that can be placed in varied temperature zones, above or below ground on land or in water or use in space-station for conducting aqueous aerobic or anaerobic; continues or batch wise cultivation and harvesting of photoautotrophic organism's.More particularly this invention concerns with a novel means and process for uniform optical dispersion and optical enhancement by utilizing a solar energy collection unit attached to a photo-emitting system which emits full spectrum or specific wavelength light substantially uniformly and radially along its length.