Great PhotoBioReactor-based processes require sound strategies

BioPhotix serves clients across the entire range of photonics issues for PBRs, from single-issue calculations to process integration strategies and IP, including:

Photo-biological effects:

• photopic Luminous Efficiency VM(l) and light sources
• photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD)
• PPFD saturation
• Photosystem II photo-inhibition
• peak power vs. average power photon delivery

Electro-optic issues of LED sources:

• Energy efficiencies
• Wavelength(s)
• DC vs. Pulsed operation
• Output power enhancement via pulsed operation
• Pulsed time domain optimization
• LED cooling strategies
• Choice of LED output and “n” devices per PBR

PBR design optimization:

• LED physical arrangement
• Reactor physical arrangement
• Optics modeling for light distribution
• Photosynthetic utilization kinetics and modeling
• Energy resources utilization and integration
• Microalgae harvest strategies
• Water resource utilization 
• Production plant ancillary processes integration strategies

Creating technology value through Intellectual Property (IP):

• Proprietary trade secrets vs. public IP strategies
• Research on legal viability of technology
• Evaluation of and/or development of opportunities for exploitation
• Enhanced IP development via Ideation-TRIZ capabilities