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Microbial Electro-Photosynthesis for improving energy conversion efficiency in photosynthetic microorganisms
While photosynthetic microorganisms offer a promising route to generate sustainable transportation fuels and products using solar energy, boosting their photosynthetic efficiency above normal levels (<5%) will help ensure its economic viability. A major source of inefficiency is that photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 400-700 nm) constitutes...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Justin Flory, Petra Fromme, Willem Vermaas, Bruce Rittmann, Cesar Torres, Thomas Moore, Ana Moore
Keywords(s): Biohydrogen, Bio-Technology, Energy storage, Fuel Cells, Energy, Photobioreactor and Culture Systems, Renewable Products and Chemicals
Category(s): Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae, Environmental, Life Science (All LS Techs), Photosynthetic Organisms & Culture Systems
Membrane Biofilm Reactors (MBfRs) for High Volumetric Production Rate of Valuable Products
High petroleum costs coupled with major environmental concerns have pushed researchers to search for alternative and renewable sources of energy. Biomass represents an abundant, sustainable resource for energy production. Bio- and thermo-chemical conversion schemes often result in formation of energy-dense gases from biomass. Since as much as 30% of...
Published: 4/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Prathap Parameswaran, Cesar Torres, Bruce Rittmann, Sudeep Popat, Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
Keywords(s): Biofilms, CO2 to Fuels, Microbes, bacteria, fungi, virus, yeast
Category(s): Alternative Energy, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae, Energy & Power, Life Science (All LS Techs)