| abstract |
A system and method for creating a useful carbon-enriched media in a reactor which wall assimilate carbon into an algae biomass, requires measuring a respective carbon concentration of the media, C (measured) , as it enters, and as it leaves the reactor. Operationally, desired carbon concentration values are preset, C (set) , and are provided along with values obtained for C (measured) as input to a system controller. Respective differentials between C (measured) and C (set) at the reactor's input and output ports are determined by the controller and are used to control a volumetric fluid flow rate of the media through the reactor. Specifically, the controller establishes a volumetric fluid flow rate of the media as it is passed through an absorber where the media is carbon-enriched by interaction with combustion gases from an external source (e.g. a power plant). |