Abstract: A coral cultivation method includes: an electrodeposited-mineral precipitating procedure for precipitating electrodeposited minerals on a coral-growth substrate for growing coral, which is placed in seawater, by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate and a first anode that is electrically connected to the coral-growth substrate and placed in the seawater; a coral-larvae growing procedure for growing coral larvae on the coral-growth substrate precipitated with the electrodeposited minerals; a coral-cultivation-structure configuring procedure for configuring a coral cultivation structure from a plurality of the coral-growth substrates on which the coral larvae are grown; and a coral cultivating procedure for cultivating coral by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate on which the coral larvae are grown and a second anode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2009
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2014
Assignees:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Bridge & Steel Structures Engineering Co., Ltd., The Nippon Corrosion Engineering Co., Ltd., The University Of Tokyo
Abstract: A coral cultivation method includes: an electrodeposited-mineral precipitating procedure for precipitating electrodeposited minerals on a coral-growth substrate for growing coral, which is placed in seawater, by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate and a first anode that is electrically connected to the coral-growth substrate and placed in the seawater; a coral-larvae growing procedure for growing coral larvae on the coral-growth substrate precipitated with the electrodeposited minerals; a coral-cultivation-structure configuring procedure for configuring a coral cultivation structure from a plurality of the coral-growth substrates on which the coral larvae are grown; and a coral cultivating procedure for cultivating coral by applying an electric current between the coral-growth substrate on which the coral larvae are grown and a second anode.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 23, 2009
Publication date:
August 11, 2011
Applicants:
THE NIPPON CORROSION ENGINEERING CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES BRIDGE & STEEL STRUCTURES ENGINEERING CO., LTD.