公开(公告)号：US20130061518A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13671064

申请日：2012-11-07

Applicant: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUN

Inventor： Gary C. SCHAFRAN ,  Juergen F. KOLB ,  Aron STUBBINS ,  Karl H. SCHOENBACH

IPC: A01G1/00 ,  A01D44/00

CPC classification number: A01G2/00 ,  C12M33/00 ,  C12N1/12 ,  C12N13/00 ,  C12P7/649 ,  Y02E50/13 ,  Y02E50/17

Abstract: A method and device for aggregating algae in an aqueous solution is disclosed. The method can include providing an algae feed comprising a liquid and algae dispersed therein. The algae feed can be aggregated by applying a nanosecond pulsed electric field to the algae feed. The nanosecond pulsed electric field can include a plurality of electric pulses having a pulse duration ranging from 1 to 1,000 nanoseconds. The method can also include separating an aggregated algae stream from the algae feed and feeding the aggregated algae stream to a lipid extraction operation.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种在水溶液中聚集藻类的方法和装置。 该方法可以包括提供包含分散在其中的液体和藻类的藻类饲料。 藻类饲料可以通过将纳秒脉冲电场施加到藻类饲料来聚集。 纳秒脉冲电场可以包括具有1至1,000纳秒的脉冲持续时间的多个电脉冲。 该方法还可以包括从藻类饲料中分离聚集的藻类物流，并将聚集的藻类物流进行脂质提取操作。