Microorganism Cultivation Platform for Human Life Support

Berberoglu, Halil [Inventor]Murphy, Thomas E [Inventor]Bebout, Leslie E [Inventor]Fleming, Erich D [Inventor]

关键词: LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS;    BIOREACTORS;    CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL;    OXYGEN PRODUCTION;    MICROORGANISMS;    CULTURE TECHNIQUES;    CAPILLARY FLOW;    PATENTS;    BIOFILMS;    PHOTOSYNTHESIS;   

RP-ID  :  US-Patent-10,072,239, US-Patent-Appl-SN-13/929,646

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

A life support system for providing a growth medium for at least one photosynthetic micro-organism and for converting CO2 to O2, with reduced water use that is as low as about 4 percent of the corresponding amount of water normally required for conventional micro-organism growth. The system includes a liquid transport capillary channel, a mixed culture photosynthetic biofilm and a liquid transport substrate that is positioned between and contiguous to the capillary channel and the biofilm, where the liquid transport rate is adjustable by adjustment of the local humidity. Approximately uniform radiation is received by the biofilm and contributes to microorganism growth.