Patent ID: 11866681
Assignee: PREMIUM OCEANIC INC.
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A photobioreactor comprising:
a containment structure arranged to contain a liquid culture medium for cultivating seaweed, the containment structure including at least one sidewall extending vertically between a top and bottom section, the bottom section including an effluent portal arranged to allow extraction of cultivated seaweed;
a spiral liner positioned adjacent to an inside surface of the at least one sidewall and being in contact with the liquid culture medium;
a recirculator including an inlet adjacent the bottom section and outlet adjacent the top section, the recirculator including a medium return system forming a channel within the containment structure between the inlet and outlet, the recirculator including a pump, located within the channel of the recirculator, configured to continuously receive a portion of the liquid culture medium via the inlet from the bottom section and output the portion of the liquid culture medium via the outlet to the top section;
an array of sensors configured to monitor at least one environmental condition within the photobioreactor;
an array of light emitters arranged along a surface of the spiral liner; and
a plurality of flow generators, positioned within the containment structure in a spiral configuration between the top section and bottom section, configured to direct a flow of the liquid culture medium from the top section toward the bottom section of the containment structure along a downward spiral path.