Algae mass-producing device having radiation source for hormesis

• Main Authors: MEN LEEUNG, CHEN WEI-HSI, LEE MENGOU, LIN BIN, HWANG WEN-SONG, CHEN YEANANG, CHEN CHIAIEH, CHEN KUAN-YIN, LIU HSUEH-HSUAN, KUO MINGAO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.08.2008
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; FISHING; FORESTRY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPIRITS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRAPPING; VINEGAR; WATERING; WINE

Algae are irradiated to obtain a hormesis so that its thickness is increased or its growth time is shortened. A cubic rack with an adhesion unit is used so that more algae are planted to be cultured on the adhesion unit through the irradiation for mass production.