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Process for producing hydrogen by alga in alternating light/dark cycle

CA 1194438 A · Owner: Miyamoto, Kazuhisa · Inventors: Yagi, Kiyohito; Miyamoto, Kazuhisa; Miura, Yoshiharu

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Abstract of the disclosure Hydrogen is biologically, effectively produced by an alga in an alternating light/dark cycle which comprises alternating a step for cultivating the alga in water under light aerobic conditions to accumulate photosynthetic products in the alga and a step for cultivating the alga in water under dark microaerobic conditions to decompose accumulated material by photosynthesis to evolve hydrogen.

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  • Granted October 1, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 1, 2002.
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FiledSeptember 30, 1982
GrantedOctober 1, 1985
Term endedOctober 1, 2002
Patent numberCA 1194438 A
Classification (IPC)C12P3/00 +1 more

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedSep 30, 1982Patent grantedOct 1, 1985Term endedOct 1, 2002

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