Thursday, February 15, 2007

Method of Cultivating Algae and a Covering Material Used Thereof - 1980 Patent

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Method of Cultivating Algae and a Covering Material Used Thereof - 1980 Patent

Abstract

A method for cultivating an alga, which comprises growing the alga in a light field substantially free from light of wavelengths of not more than 340 nm; and a covering material for use in the cultivation of algae, said covering material substantially inhibiting the transmission of light of wavelengths of not more than 340 nm.

Patent number: 4235043
Filing date: Mar 14, 1979
Issue date: Nov 25, 1980
Inventors: Isamu Harasawa, Yukio Hariki, Katsuhiko Maeda, Kouichi Nakamura
Assignee: Nippon Carbide Kogyo Kabashiki Kaisha

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