Patent ID: 8183034

Claim:
An apparatus for a carbon dioxide-capture system comprising: a cultivating vessel, at least one basking mechanism, and a circulating mechanism, wherein the cultivating vessel comprises a body comprising an open container comprising an annular sidewall and a bottom defining a reservoir for accommodating culture medium; wherein each of the at least one basking mechanism comprises: (1) a frame mounted in the reservoir on the bottom of the cultivating vessel, the frame comprising a top and a bottom, wherein the bottom comprises a circulating space to allow culture medium to flow through; and (2) multiple trays imbricately mounted on the frame at predetermined intervals, wherein each tray comprises: (i) a panel being attached to the frame; (ii) an overlap disposed above a panel of an adjacent tray; and (iii) at least one spout being formed through the tray at the overlap of the panel; and wherein the circulating mechanism comprises: (1) a pump comprising: an inlet communicating with the reservoir; and an outlet; (2) an introducing pipe connected to the outlet of the pump, wherein the introducing pipe comprises a distal end mounted over one of the trays of the basking mechanism; and (3) at least one orifice through the introducing pipe near the distal end, wherein the circulating mechanism is mounted in the cultivating vessel and trays.