| abstract |
The invention relates to a method of cultivation of algae or cyanobacteria in the presence of a luminous material that converts light of a first wavelength to a second wavelength more suitable for use in photosynthesis by the algae or cyanobacteria, and apparatus for performing the method. In one embodiment the apparatus ( 50 ) is of flexible plastic with fluorescent light concentrator or light guide ( 76 ) and perforated pipe ( 56 ) for bubbling carbon dioxide through the culture. The algae or cyanobacteria may be used to produce biofuels. |