Patent ID: 8507254
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A01G,C12N,C12P,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for growing and/or harvesting algae, the method comprising the steps of: mixing seawater with feather additive in a bioreactor; growing the algae by digesting the feather additive with the algae; harvesting the algae; and drying a biomass formed in the harvesting step, wherein at least 20% by volume of the bioreactor is filled with the feather additive, the growing step is carried out in the bioreactor and the feather additive serves as a physical structure for the algae to grow on, a majority of undissolved solid materials in the mixture of the seawater and the feather additive is the feather additive, and the feather additive is in the form of unprocessed feathers.