MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421005975 A) filed by Reliance Industries Limited, Maharashtra, on Jan. 30, 2024, for 'algae cultivation system and method.'
Inventor(s) include Meenakshi Sundaram Chelliah; Mohan Natarajan; Punitkumar Karavadia; and Santanu Dasgupta.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides an improved micro-algae cultivation system [15] comprising multiple cultivation apparatuses. The micro-algae cultivation system [15] comprises one or more cultivation apparatus, containing a circulating means which is a paddle wheel assembly [3], and another circulating means which is a pump assembly [4]. The micro algal culture is exposed to light to enable rapid growth of the micro algae therein. The present disclosure also relates to a method for high density micro algae biomass production, comprising circulating of the micro algal culture in the cultivation apparatus [15] followed by transferring of a portion of the total culture of the one of the cultivation apparatuses to another cultivation apparatuses. The cultivation method of the present invention offers immense prospects for sustainable high-density biomass and biomolecules production in the open cultivation system."
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