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NZ738933B2
NZ738933B2 NZ738933A NZ73893316A NZ738933B2 NZ 738933 B2 NZ738933 B2 NZ 738933B2 NZ 738933 A NZ738933 A NZ 738933A NZ 73893316 A NZ73893316 A NZ 73893316A NZ 738933 B2 NZ738933 B2 NZ 738933B2
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Abstract

system comprising: a biomass growth module (BGM) that grows a biomass and then discharges a BGM outflow fluid comprising a plurality of BGM outflow fluid components wherein at least one of the plurality of BGM outflow fluid components is the biomass; and a thermal plant module producing energy from combustion with an exhaust gas comprising carbon dioxide which fuels the BGM to grow the biomass; wherein the system is configured to refine the discharged BGM outflow fluid in whole or in part by heat from the thermal plant module; and wherein the exhaust gas provides a substantial portion of the carbon content of the BGM outflow fluid.

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1. A system comprising: a. a biomass growth module (BGM) that grows a biomass and then discharges a BGM outflow fluid comprising a plurality of BGM outflow fluid components wherein at least one of the plurality of BGM outflow fluid components is the biomass; and b. a l plant module producing energy from combustion with an exhaust gas comprising carbon dioxide which fuels the BGM to grow the biomass; wherein the system is configured to refine the discharged BGM outflow fluid in whole or in part by heat from the thermal plant module; and wherein the exhaust gas provides a substantial portion of the carbon content of the BGM outflow fluid.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the BGM is configured to be ed by BGM feed water comprising: a. salt water; b. fresh water; c. high salinity water; d. wastewater; e. any source of water; f. another water type(s); and/or g. a ation f.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the BGM feed water is processed through a primary treatment process, before being supplied to the BGM.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the primary treatment process comprises: a. ing; b. grit removal; c. ntation; d. addition of chemicals; e. and/or other means to prepare water for introduction into a BGM.
5. The system of either of claims 3 or 4, wherein sludge from the primary treatment process is supplied to a gasification module.
6. The system of any one of claims 1-5, wherein the BGM is ured to produce a biofuel, which biofuel es the thermal plant module either directly or after onal processing.
7. The system of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the BGM outflow fluid is processed before fueling the thermal plant module.
8. The system of claim 7 wherein the BGM outflow fluid is supplied to a gasification module, a BPP module and/or a BBPP module, n the BGM outflow fluid is processed by: a. a tertiary treatment module; b. a gravity thickener to trate, and separate the BGM outflow fluid; c. a dilution module; d. a refinery ; e. processing; and/or f. a heat recovery module.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein the tertiary treatment module is ured to supply a biomass/water slurry to the gravity thickener to concentrate, separate, and/or dilute the BGM outflow fluid.
10. The system of any one of claims 1-9 wherein the thermal plant module is configured to provide heat and/or cooling to the following: a. the refinery module; b. a BPP module; c. biomass products; d. a BBPP module; e. the BGM; f. the gasification module; g. processing of biofuel; and/or h. a desalination module.
11. The system of any one of claims 7-10 wherein the water that is the result of the tertiary treatment is routed for water reuse and/or ulation to the BGM.
12. The system of any one of claims 7-11 wherein the gravity thickener to concentrate, separate, and/or dilute the BGM outflow fluid comprises: a. a water, biomass and/or extract output; b. a treated s/water slurry output; and/or c. a water output.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein any portion of the treated biomass/water slurry is directed to: a. the refinery module; and/or b. the gasification module.
14. The system of either of claims 12 or 13 n the water, biomass, and/or an t thereof is supplied to the BPP module.
15. The system of any one of claims 12-14 wherein the water output from the gravity thickener to concentrate, separate, and/or dilute the BGM outflow fluid is routed for water reuse.
16. The system of any one of claims 7-15 wherein the BPP module comprises: a. biomass products outputs which are optionally routed to a BBPP module; b. heat, water, and/or carbon e outputs which are optionally routed for reuse; and/or c. residuals optionally routed to the refinery module.
17. The system of any one of claims 7-16 wherein the refinery module receives inputs selected from: a. other s source(s); and/or b. other waste.
18. The system of any one of claims 7-17 wherein the refinery module has outputs selected from: a. biocrude; b. biofuel; c. water; and/or d. residuals.
19. The system of claim 18 wherein the biocrude and/or biofuel outputs from the refinery module serve in whole or in part as the BGM outflow fluid output which output fuels the thermal plant module.
20. The system of claim 18 wherein the biocrude and/or biofuel outputs from the refinery module undergo additional steps ed from the following before fueling the thermal plant module: a. a heat recovery module; and/or b. processing.
21. The system of either of claims 19 or 20 n the refinery module generates residuals which are sent to a gasification .
22. The system of any one of claims 5-21 wherein the gasification module produces a biogas output.
23. The system of claim 22 wherein the biogas output is further processed.
24. The system of either of claims 22 or 23 wherein the biogas output partially or fully fuels the thermal plant module.
25. The system of any one of claims 5-24 wherein the gasification module produces a residuals output.
26. The system of claim 25 wherein the residuals output is supplied to the BGM.
27. The system of any one of claims 18-26 wherein the refinery module’s water output is directed to a heat and/or pressure recovery module.
28. The system of claim 27 wherein the heat and/or pressure recovery module produces a water output wherein the water is reused.
29. The system of any one of claims 1-28 wherein the thermal plant module es power to the .
30. A system ing to claim 1, further comprising a BPP module collocated with a BBPP module.
31. The system of claim 4, wherein the BPP module provides a biomass and/or biomass product output stream(s) to the BBPP .
32. The system of either of claims 30 or 31, wherein the BPP module receives inputs a. water; b. s; c. extract; d. heat; and/or e. any combination of the above.
33. The system of any one of claims 30-32, wherein the following are reclaimed from the BPP module: a. heat; b. carbon dioxide; c. water; and/or d. residuals.
34. The system of claim 33 wherein residuals comprise any portion of material not used in a process or module, ing: a. biomass; b. water; c. sediment; d. sludge; e. solvent(s); and/or f. chemical residues.
35. The system of claim 33 or claim 34 wherein the residuals are sent to a refinery module.
36. The system of any one of claims 30-35 wherein the BBPP module receives an input of heat.
37. The system of claim 36 wherein the heat is provided by the thermal plant module.
38. A system according to claim 1 wherein any two or more of the following are collocated: a. the l plant module; b. the BGM; c. a refinery module; d. a gasification ; e. a BPP module; f. a BBPP module; and/or g. a desalination module wherein the modules are operatively in communication with one another.
39. The system of claim 38 wherein any one or more of modules a-g is a retrofitted module.
40. The system of claim 37 or 38 wherein biomass from any source(s) is processed by: a. the ry module; b. the gasification ; and/or c. the BPP module.
41. The system of any one of claims 38-40 wherein residuals are directed from any of these modules to any other(s) for processing: a. a thermal plant module; b. a BGM; c. a refinery module; d. a gasification module; e. a BPP module; f. a BBPP module; and/or g. a desalination module.
42. The system of either of claims 40 or 41 wherein fuels produced from processing are provided as fuels to the thermal plant module either directly and/or with additional treatment, processing and/or heat recovery.
43. The system of any one of claims 38-42 wherein the desalination module tes a water and/or brine outputs.
44. The system of claim 43 wherein the water output is directed to a BBPP module for packaging, and/or the brine output is discharged either with or without on from other water sources.
45. A method of integrating a thermal plant and a BGM comprising: ing the system of any one of claims 1 to 44 and generating a biomass in the BGM.
46. The method of claim 45 further sing: a. refining the biomass to a biofuel; b. delivering the biomass to the thermal plant; c. delivering the biofuel to the thermal plant; d. combusting the biofuel in the thermal plant; e. delivering thermal plant exhaust gas to the BGM; f. processing the biomass into non-fuel products; and/or g. removing pollutants from the l plant exhaust gas.
47. A method of integrating: a thermal plant module; a biomass growth module (BGM); a ry module; a gasification module; a BBP module; a BBPP module; and/or a desalination module; comprising providing the system of claim 1 wherein the one or more of: the thermal plant module; the BGM; the refinery module; the gasification module; the BBP module; the BBPP module; and/or the desalination module is a retrofitted module; and integrating the one or more itted module into one or more grids which grids are in ive communication with one another.
48. The method according to claim 47, wherein operative communication comprises exchanging: heat; biomass; water; carbon dioxide; residuals; and/or other resources and/or byproducts between the one or more retrofitted module and/or the one or more grids.
49. A system according to claim 1, wherein the BGM comprises one or more biomass growth units (BGUs) selected from the following configurations: a) ; b) dual serial; c) dual parallel; d) dual parallel connected; e) serial simple ked; and/or f) complex networked.
50. The system of claim 9 wherein any one or more of the BGUs is: a) an ophic BGU; b) a heterotrophic BGU; and/or c) a mixotrophic BGU; and/or wherein any of the BGUs may or may not share and/or exchange inputs and/or outputs comprising: a) carbon dioxide; b) ; c) water; d) nutrients; e) biomass; f) growth medium; g) solvent; h) carbon source; i) nitrogen or other gases; and/or j) light (s).
51. A method according to claim 45 further comprising networking a set of s growth units in a biomass growth module (BGM) wherein the set comprises a biomass growth unit which is: a) a single biomass growth unit; b) a dual serial biomass growth unit; c) a dual parallel biomass growth unit; d) dual parallel connected biomass growth unit; e) serial simple networked biomass growth unit; and/or f) complex networked biomass growth unit.
52. The method of claim 50, wherein any one or more of the BGUs is operating: a) autotrophically; b) heterotrophically; and/or c) mixotrophically.
53. The method of claim 52 wherein any of the BGUs is sharing and/or exchanging inputs and/or outputs comprising: a) carbon e; b) oxygen; c) water; d) nutrients; e) biomass; f) growth ; g) solvent; h) carbon source; i) nitrogen or other gases; and/or j) light source(s).
54. A system according to claim 1 comprising one or more collocated features which are a stack of a thermal plant, one or more turbines, pollution control module(s), pollution entrainment module(s), emission control module(s), computer controls or modules, exhaust gas conveyances, fuels, heat, water, power, carbon dioxide, e, biogas, water/biomass slurry, biofuel, other fuel, chemical storage, piping for water, chemicals and/or other materials, fluid ortation and/or storage, oxygen or other gas transport lines and/or storage, cooling systems, and/or heat exchangers wherein one or more thermal plant technologies and/or one or more solar thermal technologies share one or more of said module(s) or logies in the system. 5 :2 CosmE—mwmh— >>.-Fm m:_mm82n_920:8: N :3 528::N:S vm 0::m A:>>o:m 5:693:32259 $255 3038:: .N8 :8: .mm_“_ 222:9 mm? V Emem::oe&m322:: 35382: 555 :8: 55>\mm:®m\®m3 6:58:91 .3 mm mm N\m:__80 11mm .0:
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