Algal Photobioreactor Carbon Capture

This simulation models a real bioengineering carbon-capture technique: cultivating a fast-growing microalgae strain inside a lit, CO₂-sparged photobioreactor to fix atmospheric or flue-gas carbon into biomass. Choose an engineered strain, then tune LED light intensity, CO₂ feed concentration and dissolved nitrogen — three inputs that combine through multiplicative Monod kinetics to set the instantaneous growth rate. As biomass accumulates it shades itself according to the Beer–Lambert law, throttling the light every cell actually receives, so the reactor settles toward an optimal operating density rather than growing without bound. Live readouts convert growth directly into a CO₂ sequestration rate and cumulative amount captured using the stoichiometry of photosynthesis, while the 3D tank shows algae density, rising CO₂ bubbles and the light panel responding to your settings in real time.