Nasa S Technology Transfer Program Solicits Inquiries From Companies Interested In Obtaining License Rights To Commercialize Manufacture And Market The Following Technology License Rights May Be Issued On An Exclusive Or Nonexclusive Basis And May Include Specific Fields Of Use Nasa Provides No Funding In Conjunction With These Potential Licenses The Technology Nasa Has Invented An Innovative Method To Grow Algae Clean Waste Water Capture Carbon Dioxide To Ultimately Produce Biofuel The Invention Consists Of Floating Flexible Plastic Enclosures And Photo Bioreactors With Semi Permeable Membranes This New Cultivation System Is Made Of Lightweight Material And Deployed Offshore This Avoids Problems Of Land Costs And Competition With Other Land Uses The Surrounding Waters Provide Infrastructure Cooling And Some Mixing From Wave Action Ideally This Cultivation System Is Filled With Nutrient Rich Domestic Waste Water And A Source Of Co2 To Promote The Growth Of Algae And To Remediate Pollution The Photobioreactors Allow Light To Enter Through Their Transparent Upper Surface And Optimizes The Efficiency Of Light Utilization With A Light Reflective Lower Surface Inside Deployed In The Marine Environment The Gradient Between The Freshwater Inside The System And The Saltwater Outside Drives Forward Osmosis The Water Removed Through Semi Permeable Forward Osmosis Membranes Is Cleaned As It Is Released Into The Marine Environment In Addition This Process Concentrates Nutrients In The Algae Medium To Stimulate Growth And Concentrates The Algae To Facilitate Harvesting The Harvested Algae Can Be Used To Make Biofuels Fertilizer Animal Food Or Other Products The Photobioreactors Are Intended For Use In Naturally Or Artificially Protected Marine Environments With Small Waves And Gentle Currents The System Can Also Be Used In Artificial Brine Pools And Freshwater Basins Or Reservoirs However In Freshwater The Forward Osmosis Feature Cannot Be Used To Express Interest In This Opportunity Please Submit A License Application Through Nasa S Automated Technology Licensing Application System Atlas By Visiting Https Technology Nasa Gov Patent Top2 219 If You Have Any Questions Please Contact Ames Research Center Arc Techtransfer Mail Nasa Gov With The Title Of This Technology Transfer Opportunity As Listed In This Beta Sam Gov Notice And Your Preferred Contact Information For More Information About Licensing Other Nasa Developed Technologies Please Visit The Nasa Technology Transfer Portal At Https Technology Nasa Gov These Responses Are Provided To Members Of Nasa S Technology Transfer Program For The Purpose Of Promoting Public Awareness Of Nasa Developed Technology Products And Conducting Preliminary Market Research To Determine Public Interest In And Potential For Future Licensing Opportunities No Follow On Procurement Is Expected To Result From Responses To This Notice
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