Resumen de: MX2024008690A
The subject invention provides microbial cover crops for the management of crops, soil, and water. More specifically, the invention provides for methods of using the microbe-based cover crop to address various soil quality issues, including those involving soil fertility and stability and water management. Furthermore, the microbial cover crops can be applied and maintained efficiently.
Resumen de: WO2024232774A1
The invention relates to the fields of mechanics and biotechnology, and more particularly to devices for cleaning illumination devices situated inside photobioreactors. The present device for cleaning photobioreactor illumination devices comprises cleaning elements and consists of a U-shaped frame mounted in such a way that the housing of an illumination device passes through the opposing sides thereof. The cleaning elements are mounted in the openings in the frame through which the housing of the illumination device passes. Mounted on the outer surface of the side of the frame that lies parallel to the axis of the housing of the illumination device are supports, between which is fastened a rod having an impeller arranged thereon such that the axis of the impeller is perpendicular to the direction of a current of culture fluid inside the photobioreactor vessel. Mounted on said outer surface are: a mechanism for transmitting rotary movement having a rod arranged coaxially therein; a reduction gear for transmitting the rotation of the rod; a wheel for moving the device; and levers for changing the direction of rotation of the wheel. The technical result of the invention is that of improving lighting efficiency by reducing the build-up of microalgae cells on illumination devices.
Resumen de: US2024376174A1
This invention provides compositions and methods for providing high level expression of proteins of interest in cyanobacteria.
Resumen de: WO2024228564A1
The present invention relates to: a microalgae strain with restricted pigment biosynthesis; a method for producing useful substances from same; and a composition comprising the useful substances. The present invention relates to: a microalgae strain with restricted pigment production; a method for producing useful substances derived from the microalgae strain, comprising the steps of culturing the microalgae strain to obtain a culture which is biomass, a culture medium, or a mixture thereof, and obtaining useful substances by separating the useful substances from residues through extraction from the obtained culture, wherein the extracted extract has a white or transparent color; a cosmetic composition containing, in an oil phase part, an oil component extracted from a culture which is biomass of the microalgae strain of the present invention, a culture medium, or a mixture thereof; an artificial meat containing amino acid, protein, or a mixture thereof; and a biodegradable plastic material containing a degreased residue remaining after extracting lipids from the culture which is biomass, a culture medium, or a mixture thereof, or dried biomass of the strain.
Resumen de: WO2024228574A1
Disclosed are a microalgae culturing apparatus and a culturing method using same, in which microalgae are circulated according to a reverse circulation method to improve the culturing efficiency and culturing yield of the microalgae regardless of the type of microalgae, and the state of a culturing chamber is visualized by an LED lamp to not only easily respond to an emergency, but also to have an energy saving effect.
Resumen de: US2024368528A1
The present invention is directed to methods and materials for producing recombinant viruses. In particular, methods and materials are provided for producing recombinant viruses in eukaryotic microalgae such as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Recombinant adeno-associated viruses are examples of recombinant viruses produced according to the invention.
Resumen de: US2024368527A1
The present invention provides a microalgae product and a production method for the microalgae product. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating microalgae without an increase in pheophorbide. By this method, provided is a safe microalgae product having reduced pheophorbide. Such a microalgae product provides various healthy, nutritional, and/or cosmetic effects. The present invention also provides a culturing device that enables high-concentration culturing with less bacterial contamination, and thereby enables highly useful culturing of microalgae.
Resumen de: WO2024223062A1
The present invention relates to a method for the production of hydrogen from water with sunlight as energy source and oxygen sensitive hydrogenases catalyzing the formation of hydrogen in the light and photobioreactor for performing the method. The method comprises the following steps: co-cultivation of hydrogen(H2 )-releasing cyanobacteria with heterotrophic, oxygen respiring bacteria and an organic electron source under anaerobic conditions in a reaction medium containing water and/or a biofilm and exposure to light to induce photohydrogen evolution, wherein the oxygen is exclusive extracellular removed with a membrane area-specific withdrawal rate of 0.5 to 9N mo102 * mm2 * h-1 to an oxygen concentration of 0 to 12 % vivo. The present invention also relates to a photobioreactor which comprises a chip made of a transparent, biocompatible, and gas-tight polymer, capillary members which are arranged meander-shaped, parallel on the chip, wherein at least one capillary member is the reaction channel flanked by at least one capillary member which is the gas channel and between the reaction channel and the gas channel are integrated oxygen- and hydrogen-selective polymer membranes to remove hydrogen and oxygen from the reaction channel.
Resumen de: WO2024225929A1
The claimed invention relates to the field of lighting, and more particularly to illumination devices for illuminating the volume of a culture liquid during the production of microalgae. The present illumination device consists of a transparent housing with light sources arranged therein, and a power cable connected to a source of voltage. Inside the housing is a supporting profile, to the surface of which the light sources are attached, and the ends of the housing are fitted with bushings for securing the supporting profile and cooperating with the profile in order to orient internal flows of a gas, wherein, connected to the ends of the supporting profile via an opening in the bushings are pipes for supplying and removing compressed gas. The technical result toward which the claimed solution is directed is that of enabling the recovery of heat abstracted from the light sources, as well as allowing cooling of the culture liquid if necessary, and slowing the growth rate of biomass building up on the illumination device.
Resumen de: WO2023118520A1
The present invention relates to a method of selecting microalgae with reduced pigment content, in particular Chrorella strains such as C. vulgaris and resulting new microalgae strains and products therefrom.
Resumen de: ES2984136A1
Device and method for online measurement of biomass concentration in microalgae cultures. The device comprises an absorbance sensor (3), which works with three wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm, intended to emit and collect a light reflected in the culture (1), and a sampling pump (2) for the circulation of the culture (1) through the absorbance sensor (3). For its part, the method comprises the steps of illuminating the culture (1) with a light with three different wavelengths, between 400 and 700 nm, collecting a light reflected in the culture (1), obtaining the RGB color coordinates of the reflected light, obtaining the absorbance from the RGB coordinates, and performing a regression with reference absorbance and concentration data, and obtaining the biomass concentration in the culture (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
Resumen de: WO2024210208A1
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a food composition and a pharmaceutical composition that can be used as safe and highly effective agents for improving cold intolerance and that have cold-tolerance-improving effects when consumed in low doses. The agents for improving cold intolerance according to the present invention are characterized by comprising any one of microalgae containing n-6 docosapentaenoic acid (n-6DPA), a fatty acid composition containing n-6DPA, and n-6DPA, and by being orally administered.
Resumen de: WO2024209922A1
Provided is a method for producing ammonia comprising: preparing a modified cyanobacterium in which the proportion of heterocysts in cells constituting a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium is increased; and irradiating a mixture containing the modified cyanobacterium, a photocatalyst, and water with light in the presence of nitrogen.
Resumen de: US2024336887A1
A method of obtaining and producing an antimicrobial bioactive extract from nitrogen stress-grown microalgae is provided. An antimicrobial activity study is carried out with the antimicrobial bioactive extract obtained from the microalgae genus Auxenochlorella protothecoides.
Resumen de: US2024335377A1
A composition comprising an aqueous gel with therapeutically effective amounts of glycerin, polyacrylic acid, and a synthetic peptide. The synthetic peptide may comprise palmitoyl tripeptide-1 or palmitoyl tripeptide-7, and the addition of a therapeutically effective amount of pullulan or of extracts of microalgae or of macadamias may also be used.
Resumen de: KR20240146840A
본 발명은 미세조류 혼합 모듈장치에 관한 것으로서, 더욱 상세하게는 배양수조의 내벽과 바닥을 솔이 장치된 봉과 원반이 수로를 따라 혼합하게 해주고, 전후진이 가능하며, 바닥면 혼합을 위해 솔이 장치된 봉을 통해 이산화탄소 및 공기가 주입되어 미세조류의 성장을 촉진하는 장치에 관한 것이다.
Resumen de: WO2024199760A1
The field of the disclosure lies in the desalination of salty water. The present disclosure relates to a method for the desalination of salty water. The present disclosure also relates to a device for the desalination of salty water. The present disclosure further relates to a closed system comprising a lower part and an upper part, wherein salty water and microalgae and/or a microalgae-bacteria consortium are located in the lower part of the closed system, and a root area of a crop is located in the upper part of the closed system. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to uses of a device as defined herein, or a closed system as defined herein.
Resumen de: WO2024199764A1
The field of the disclosure lies in the treatment of wastewater. The present disclosure relates to a method for the treatment of wastewater. The present disclosure also relates to a device for the treatment of wastewater. The present disclosure further relates to a closed system comprising a lower part and an upper part, wherein wastewater and microalgae and/or a microalgae-bacteria consortium are located in the lower part of the closed system, and a root area of a crop is located in the upper part of the closed system. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to uses of a device as defined herein, or a closed system as defined herein.
Resumen de: WO2024200891A2
The device comprises an absorbance sensor (3), which works with three wavelengths between 400 and 700 nm, intended to emit and collect light reflected from the culture (1), and a sampling pump (2) for the circulation of the culture (1) through the absorbance sensor (3). For its part, the procedure includes the steps of: illuminating the culture (1) with light with three different wavelengths, between 400 and 700 nm; collecting a light reflected from the culture (1); obtaining the RGB colour coordinates of the reflected light; obtaining the absorbance from the RGB coordinates; performing a regression with absorbance and reference concentration data; and obtaining the biomass concentration in the culture (1).
Resumen de: US2024327882A1
Methods and compositions are detailed for increasing bio-products in cyanobacteria where the cyanobacteria is incubated in the presence of non-lethal amounts of antibiotic. Non-lethal doses of antibiotic weaken the cell membrane facilitating migration of fatty acids from the cell, reducing inhibition feedback, leading to an increase in bio-products.
Resumen de: WO2024200510A1
The invention relates to a combination comprising Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae extract containing polyamines such as spermidine and collagen amino acids and the hyaluronic acid. The invention relates to the field of cosmetics products and uses thereof in cosmetic methods as well as in the preparation of, cosmeceutical or pharmaceutical composition.
Resumen de: WO2024206168A1
The present invention describes methods for the fermentative production of taurine or homotaurine in unicellular organisms. More particularly, the invention relates to genetic modifications of the taurine or homotaurine and/or substrate biosynthetic pathways in unicellular organisms that include bacteria, algae, microalgae, diatoms, yeast, or fungi. The invention also relates to fermentation and processing methods for the production of various taurine- or homotaurine-containing products. The invention also relates to the use of the cells, fermentation broth or extracts that contain taurine or homotaurine to produce products for use in food, feed, beverages, dietary and health supplements, cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceuticals, agricultural production, or surfactants.
Resumen de: WO2024205443A1
The invention relates to the field of microbiology. The present method envisages loading a microalgal culture into a photobioreactor for cultivation and measuring the variable fluorescence (φ''). On the basis of the measuring results, a culture medium is prepared in the photobioreactor, and a base level for light intensity is set. Readings from a fluorescence sensor and a biomass sensor are measured. The fluorescence sensor and biomass sensor readings are measured throughout the cultivation process. On the basis of the measuring results, cultivation is continued if φ'' does not fall below a predetermined value and the biomass increases. If this condition is not met, the photobioreactor is cleaned and cultivation is restarted. During cultivation, the light intensity level is adjusted and/or shading devices are controlled according to the results of a comparison of the current value of φ'' and an optimal value φ''opt. for the culture in the photobioreactor. The culture is harvested when it is found that a nutrient mixture has been exhausted, or when a predetermined culture concentration has been reached, or when it is found that the culture has ceased to grow. The invention is directed toward increasing the growth rate of microalgae by tracking the state of the photosynthetic apparatus thereof, and also toward reducing energy expenditure on lighting.
Nº publicación: WO2024205011A1 03/10/2024
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Resumen de: WO2024205011A1
A sewage treatment apparatus and method using microalgae granules are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, provided are a microalgae granule culture tank that cultivates microalgae in a preset environment to form seeds, which are microalgae-sludge aggregates, and a sewage treatment apparatus characterized by receiving the microalgae-sludge seeds produced by the microalgae granule culture tank to generate microalgae granules and removing organic matter and nitrogen in sewage by using the microalgae granules.