Patent ID: 8697418
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: C12N,C12P

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing growth of an aquatic biomass, comprising: preselecting a combination of aquatic biomass constituents including at least two organisms selected from the group consisting of an algae mixture, a cyanobacteria mixture, and a diatom mixture, wherein the aquatic biomass constituents provides the aquatic biomass with buoyancy control, a photoabsorption capacity in a spectrum of 350 nm to 750 nm in wavelength that is about 30% to about 70% greater than any single biomass constituent, and a degree of photoinhibition in the 350 nm to 750 nm wavelength spectrum that is about 30% to about 70% less than a single biomass constituent; combining the aquatic biomass constituents at a growth accelerating ratio; wherein the ratio of algae to cyanobacteria is from about 1:1 to about 6:1 and the ratio of algae to diatoms is from about 3:1 to about 20:1 and the ratio of cyanoabacteria to diatoms is from about 2:1 to about 15:1; and growing the combination of aquatic biomass constituents in natural sunlight and at a temperature range of from about 10° C. to about 35° C.