Global Patent Index - EP 4161684 A1

EP 4161684 A1 20230412 - BIOLOGICAL AND ALGAE HARVESTING AND CULTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Title (en)

BIOLOGICAL AND ALGAE HARVESTING AND CULTIVATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Title (de)

BIOLOGISCHE UND ALGENERNTE- UND KULTIVIERUNGSSYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS BIOLOGIQUES DE RÉCOLTE ET DE CULTURE D'ALGUES

Publication

EP 4161684 A1 20230412 (EN)

Application

EP 21821515 A 20210609

Priority

  • US 202016896632 A 20200609
  • US 2021036608 W 20210609

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021252622A1] Algae harvesting and cultivating systems and methods for producing high concentrations of algae product with minimal energy. In an embodiment, a dead-end filtration system and method includes at least one tank and a plurality hollow fiber membranes positioned in the at least one tank. An algae medium is pulled through the hollow fiber membranes such that a retentate and a permeate are produced.

IPC 8 full level

B01D 61/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/22 (2006.01); B01D 63/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP IL US)

B01D 61/14 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 61/22 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 63/02 (2013.01 - EP IL US); C12M 21/02 (2013.01 - EP IL); C12M 33/14 (2013.01 - EP IL); C12M 47/02 (2013.01 - EP IL); C12N 1/02 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2311/06 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2311/2688 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2313/18 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2313/48 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2315/06 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2315/18 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2315/20 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2321/04 (2013.01 - EP IL); B01D 2321/12 (2013.01 - EP IL); Y02A 40/80 (2018.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021252622 A1 20211216; AU 2021287901 A1 20230202; BR 112022025249 A2 20230214; CO 2023000072 A2 20230216; EP 4161684 A1 20230412; IL 298988 A 20230201; MX 2022015832 A 20230303; PE 20230507 A1 20230324

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2021036608 W 20210609; AU 2021287901 A 20210609; BR 112022025249 A 20210609; CO 2023000072 A 20230105; EP 21821515 A 20210609; IL 29898822 A 20221211; MX 2022015832 A 20210609; PE 2022002917 A 20210609