LED lamp is the microalgae how magical food

Lei Feng Reuters, microalgae is a kind of land and oceans are widely distributed, rich nutrition and high utilization rate of photosynthetic autotrophic plants. It is through photosynthesis, growth, the renewable biomass energy as well as an effective way of carbon dioxide. Earlier researchers have found in microalgae photosynthesis, can produce weak current. In a glass container sealed into a certain number of microalgae, can be collected LED lamp current light bottle.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Pittsburgh in the emergence of such a peculiar exhibits, called "bio (Living Things)". It is the architect Jacob Douenias and industrial designer Ethan Frier, using the special properties of micro algae Spirulina in the design, create new styles out of a concept of microbial photosynthesis light.

The spirulina, Spirulina is unique because of the green color, and the absorption of light, and its edible (it can be made into powder added to foods). Two designers will use special Spirulina these traits, which was kept in alkaline medium, and then into the glass like tank size, with waste heat, light, and carbon dioxide, will produce Spirulina photosynthesis, which emit green light.

These shapes are different, all kinds of hand blown glass bottles to large indoor to provide heat and light, and they are the high performance photo bioreactor to algae inside the heating, lighting, ventilation, nutrition and metabolite control.

The working principle and process

Designers will be installed in a variety of different shapes of Spirulina large glass, can be hung or placed as lighting and decoration in the living room and dining room, the light through photosynthesis, different parts of the room a refreshing green light. To find a small part of the installation of control system, connecting each lamp with pipes and cables. The control center controls the circulation system of each lamp.

Nylon piston 3D printing openings arranged on the desktop, hand flow control system. When the liquid concentration is high enough, you can open the 18 valve or the supply of fresh Spirulina collection, liquid culture. The following is the core box, pipeline, water pump, air pump, LED driver, filter system, heater, composed of the whole supply system.

Such a use of waste heat and carbon dioxide of microalgae photosynthesis lamp, can not only make the interior looks fresh and natural, especially environmental conservation. If effective development, that will bring enormous contribution to human society. The two designers of the design purpose is to let people begin to pay attention to microbial power, so that resources can be developed.

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