Patent ID: 9187723
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: C12M,C12N,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for culturing algae for liquid hydrocarbon production, the system comprising: a liquid medium stream; a gaseous stream comprising at least one gas; a bioreactor configured for aquaculture; at least one high shear device having at least one toothed rotor and at least one stator, wherein the at least one high shear device is operable to produce a dispersion containing bubbles of the at least one gas having an average bubble diameter of less than 1.5 μm, wherein the at least one high shear device comprises at least one inlet for introduction thereto of the liquid medium stream, the gaseous stream, or both; and an outlet fluidly connected with the bioreactor; and a lysis device configured to lyse biomolecules extracted from the bioreactor.