An improvement is described for the processing of biological material in a continuous stream by the application of radiant energy taken from the wavelengths from infrared to ultraviolet, and its absorption by a feedstock in a workspace of featuring controlled turbulence created by one or more counter-rotating disk impellers. The absorbed energy and the controlled turbulence patterns create a continuous process of productive change in a feed into the reactor, with separated light and heavy product output streams flowing both inward and outward from the axis in radial counterflow. The basic mechanism of processing can be applied to a wide range of feedstocks, from the promotion of the growth of algae to make biofuel or other forms of aquaculture, to a use in the controlled combustion of organic material to make biochar.

A method executed by an engine of a computing device for simulating microalgae fermentation is described. The engine receives an input from a user. The input includes an identification of a microalgae, an identification of a culture media, an identification of an enclosure, and an identification of fermentation conditions for the microalgae when the microalgae is located in the culture media and when the microalgae and the culture media are located in the enclosure. An algorithm of the engine is used to simulate fermentation of the microalgae. A result of the simulation is displayed to the user.

Provided is a high throughput photobioreactor. The high throughput photobioreactor includes: a chamber; a plate installed in the chamber and mounted with a plurality of wells; a plurality of light sources installed in the chamber and irradiating light toward the plate; a light quantity controller positioned on an upper part of the plate to make quantities of light irradiated to the plurality of wells different; and a temperature controller controlling a temperature of the plate.

A light source module includes a wiring board and a LED array electrically connected to the wiring board. The LED array can be driven to emit a first group of emission peaks in 300 nm≦λ.sub.max<450 nm, a second group of emission peaks in 450 nm≦λ.sub.max<550 nm, and a third group of emission peaks in 550 nm for matching the spectrum of sunlight underwater. When the maximum peak intensity of the emission peaks in the second group is taken as 1.0, the peak intensity I.sub.a of each emission peak in the first group is in a range of 0<I.sub.a≦0.9, and the peak intensity I.sub.b of each emission peak in the third group is in a range of 0<I.sub.b≦0.9. Accordingly, the light source module is suitable for aquatic species and can enhance growing rate of the aquatic species.

A cell culture apparatus comprises at least one storage space, at least one barrier, a working space, a sterilization space, and a control space. The at least one storage space comprises a container shelf, an upright track, a rotatable holder, and a light tube. The working space comprises a filling station and an inspecting station. The filling station comprises a first delivering device, an open-close device, and a filling mechanism. The inspecting station comprises a first inspecting mechanism and a second delivering device. Also provided is a method of using the cell culture apparatus including steps of filling, inspecting, or collecting cell cultures, therefore, the cell culture apparatus performs multiple cell culture processes automatically.

The invention relates to a lamp module (10) which is designed to be used as an immersion radiator in photochemical reactors. The lamp module has a support body (3) with at least one light-emitting diode (LED) (1), a head part (12) for electrically connecting the at least one LED (1) and for mounting the support body (3), and an immersion tube (11) that delimits an area (19) in which the support body (3) is arranged together with the at least one LED (1). The area (19) delimited by the immersion tube (11) is filled with an electrically non-conductive liquid (100), which is transparent to the wavelengths of the radiation emitted by the LEDs (1) of the lamp module (10), such that the at least one LED (1) is completely immersed into the non-conductive liquid (100), wherein the head part (12) has connection lines (18, 18) which communicate with the area (19) for supplying and discharging the non-conductive liquid (100), and the support body (3) is designed as a heat sink which delimits at least one internal fluid path as a supply section (4) for the non-conductive liquid (100). The supply section (4) is connected to one of the connection lines (18, 18′) via the head part (12) and opens into the area (19) on the support body (3) side facing away from the head part (12). The invention additionally relates to a photoreactor which is equipped with a corresponding lamp module.

The invention relates to a light injector element (20) comprising a hollow body (21) extending according to a longitudinal axis (22), and a light source (23) placed facing an end (25) of the body (21), the light source (23) being configured to emit a light beam substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (22) of said body (21), the injector element (20) further comprising at least one optical element (35i) arranged inside the body (21) and configured to let through a fraction of the light beam propagating in a central part (36i) of the body (21), and deflect towards the outside of said body (21) a fraction of the light beam propagating in a peripheral part (37i) of the body so as to locally distribute energy emitted by the light source (23).

The invention also relates to a photobioreactor (10) and a domestic lighting element comprising such a light injector element (20).

Quantum dot (QD) LEDs useful for plant, algael and photosynthetic bacterial growth applications. The QD LEDs utilizes a solid state LED (typically emitting blue or UV light) as the primary light source and one or more QD elements as a secondary light source that down-converts the primary light. The emission profile of the QD LED can be tuned to correspond to the absorbance spectrum of one or more photosynthetic pigments of the organism.

The present disclosure provides methods and materials for the cultivation and/or propagation of a photosynthetic organism. Such methods may comprise the use of a lamp assembly that comprises a plurality of circuit boards, each comprising at least three edges, arranged in a substantially spherical shape defining an interior lamp assembly volume, wherein the plurality of circuit boards comprise a first planar surface in contact with the interior lamp assembly volume and an opposing second planar surface comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs); and a barrier that surrounds the plurality of circuit boards forming the substantially spherical shape.

The cultivation, by optimized growth and harvesting of algae derived bio-mass may provide useful feedstock for various products and processes. The present invention provides an apparatus that allows for the optimized growth and harvesting of algae within a photo-bioreactor. The photo-bioreactor may include a channel and a propulsion unit for circulating an algae mixture through a channel while exposing the algae mixture to light to support photosynthesis and growth of the algae. A method is also provided for the optimizing the growth and harvesting of algae utilizing a number of different input streams. Further, a system including a programmable control assembly is provided for the growth and harvesting of algae.