Algae Lamp Diy
The latro lamp features a battery that stores energy generated by the algae throughout the day and a light sensor that controls the lamp s intensity preventing the algae.
Algae lamp diy. Pour one inch of nutrient solution and the entire algae culture into the container. In this lamp the algae are housed in a glass case that is above the actual light fixture so the light appears white. Placing the lamp outside in the daylight the algae use sunlight to synthesize foods from co2 and water. Algaé vous propose une large diversité de recettes préparées artisanalement à partir des meilleures algues que nous avons sélectionnées pour vous en bretagne et dans toutes les mers du globe.
Carbon dioxide is pulled into the chamber through one of the openings and there is a separate part of the chamber with glass walls to flood the. Simple algae home co2 scrubber part 1. Algaé est notre gamme dédiée à la grande distribution gms. The diy kit can be used by families at home to cultivate a strain of spirulina a type of blue green algae that can be harvested and added to food and drinks as a source of protein.
In this lamp the light is white although algae are enclosed throughout the fixture. The basic design shown here will scrub its own consumption and approximately 24 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year. Mar 12 2016 what we save today will create a better tomorrow this statement means a lot in present time when electricity becomes crisis without end also terms like go green and eco friendly have become buzz words around the world. The researchers found that a tiny electrical current can be extracted from algae during photosynthesis.
Figure 5 shows a design for a street lamp. The lamp is made possible thanks to a recent discovery made by researchers at the universities of yansei and stanford. Algae are incredibly easy to cultivate requiring only sunlight carbon dioxide co2 and water offering a remarkably simple way of producing energy. It is possible to grow algae in the container it was shipped in which is usually a plastic beaker.
Breathing into the handle of the lamp provides the algae with co2 whilst the side spout allows the addition of water and release of oxygen. I created this instructable to show how to build a simple algae based co2 scrubber for home or apartment use.