MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641032554 A) filed by Carbelim Private Limited, Cochin, Kerala, on March 18, for 'thermotolerant microalgae consortium comprising mutated chlorella vulgaris strains for carbon dioxide capture.'
Inventor(s) include Dr Karthika Gopi; and Rahul Babu Achakkottil.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A thermotolerant microalgae consortium and methods for its production and cultivation are disclosed. The consortium comprises multiple strains of the Chlorella vulgaris species complex obtained through a combination of natural mutant isolation via temperature stress selection and induced mutagenesis using gamma irradiation. Selected strains are combined to form a stable consortium exhibiting enhanced biomass productivity and carbon dioxide capture performance across a broad temperature range. The method further includes temperature threshold training to improve thermal resilience. In certain embodiments, the consortium is cultivated using a multi-generation water dilution protocol involving partial harvesting, medium replenishment, and regrowth cycles, thereby maintaining sustained productivity and reducing operational costs over successive generations. The consortium demonstrates synergistic growth behavior, enabling improved performance compared to individual strains. The invention also relates to photobioreactor systems configured to cultivate the consortium under controlled illumination and carbon dioxide supply conditions for applications including carbon sequestration and biomass production."
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