photobioreactor system and methods for treating co2-enriched gas and biomass production

摘要

PHOTOBIORRECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING GAS ENRICHED WITH CO2 AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION. Certain embodiments and aspects of the present invention relate to a photobioreactor including covered photobioreactor units through which a stream of liquid medium and a stream of gas flow. The liquid medium comprises at least one species of the photographic trafficking organism therein. Certain methods for using the photobioreactor system as part of a system for generating fuel and / or a gas treatment process or a system for at least partially removing certain undesirable pollutants from a gas stream. In certain embodiments, a portion of the liquid medium is bypassed from a photobioreactor unit and reintroduced upstream of the bypass position. In certain embodiments, the disclosed photobioreactor system, methods for using such systems, and / or apparatus for treating gas and methods provided herein may be used as part of an integrated combustion method and system, in which the photosynthetic organisms used within the Photobioreactors are harvested from the photobioreactor, processed and used as a fuel source for a combustion system, such as a power plant.