Patent ID: 9644176
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B01D,C12M,C12N

Claim:
1. A photohioreactor that uses sunlight as a light source, comprising: a container holding a photoactive biological material; and an optical waveguide at least partially located within the container; wherein the optical waveguide is formed at least in part from highly scattering optically transmitting polymer, and wherein the optical waveguide is formed with a light collecting part contacting a light distributing part, the light collecting part having a surface configured to collect the sunlight, wherein the light distributing part is formed as a sheet, wherein the light collecting part and the light distributing part have a fixed size ratio, and wherein the light collection part has a first surface configured to collect sunlight and second surface directly directing the collected sunlight into a side of the sheet that the light collection part contact.