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$2.9 million R&D Grant for Algae

A new method of producing Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA from algae has earned the Photonz Corporation a research and development grant – NZ$2.9 million from the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology over the next two years.The company harvested their first batch of algal biomass in April last year, grown in their prototype industrial fermentation [...]

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[ More ] March 29th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Nutrients |

Canary Islands Advances the Use of Microalgae for Food and Biodiesel

A team of researchers from the Technological Institute of Canarias (ITC) have been able to produce new foods and enrich others, generate biodiesel and treat waste water with some microalgae and its derivatives.Microalgae are a source of “good” fatty acids, especially omega 3 and 6 of carotenoids and some may also serve for the food [...]

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[ More ] March 29th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Biodiesel, Algae-Meal, Algae-Nutrients |

Algae fuel rate can be doubled: Research at MSU

Researchers in the Montana State University have found that the algae fuel content can be doubled by the addition of baking soda as a nutrient source. The researchers claim that this method was tried 20 years back by a grad student of the college named Rob Gardner. But MSU Research Professor Emeritus in Microbiology Keith [...]

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[ More ] November 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, algae biodiesel USA, Algae-Fuel, Algae-Nutrients |

Reuse of Algal Biomass Waste as Fertilizer for Algae Cultivation

You are at: Oilgae Blog. A recent French study explores ways to maximise the potential of using microalgae to produce biofuels. This includes issues surrounding management of the algal biomass waste, the reuse of the nitrogen and phosphorus inputs as fertilisers in cultivated production and recovery of methane as an additional source of energy from [...]

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[ More ] May 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Methane, Algae-Nutrients |

Species of Fish for Producing Nitrates for Algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Species of Fish for Producing Nitrates for Algae The following was a question posed at the Oil from Algae yahoogroup: Question: How many, [...]

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[ More ] February 26th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Can Chicken Manure be Used as Fertilizer for Algae Growth?

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Can Chicken Manure be Used as Fertilizer for Algae Growth? The following was a question asked at the Oil from Algae yahoogroup Question: [...]

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[ More ] February 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Fertiliser Sourcing for Alga Culture – Algae Growth Fertilizers

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Fertiliser Sourcing for Algae Growth While going thru the posts at Oil from Algae yahoo group, I came across the following point made [...]

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[ More ] February 26th, 2007 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Algae oil via diauxic growth methods?

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. A couple of questions asked at the Oil from Algae yahoo group 1. Has anyone tried to get algae to produce more oil [...]

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[ More ] February 26th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae Oil Extraction, Algae-Nutrients |

Microalgae: Biotechnology and Microbiology By E. W. Becker – Book Review

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Microalgae: Biotechnology and Microbiology By E. W. (E. Wolfgang) Becker Summary By E. W. (E. Wolfgang)Becker Published 1994Cambridge UniversityPress 301 pages ISBN 0521350204 [...]

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[ More ] February 25th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Harvesting, Algae-Nutrients |

Elemental balancing of biomass and medium composition enhances growth capacity in high-density Chlorella vulgaris cultures

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Elemental balancing of biomass and medium composition enhances growth capacity in high-density Chlorella vulgaris cultures Ramkumar K. Mandalam *, Bernhard Palsson Department of [...]

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Effects of nutrient limitation on constituents of Ankistrodesmus falcatus algae

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Effects of nutrient limitation on biochemical constituents of Ankistrodesmus falcatusKilham, Susan S.; Kreeger, Daniel A.; Goulden, Clyde E.; Lynn, Scott G.Freshwater Biology (1997), [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Photosynthetic capacity & luxury uptake of carbon in Pediastrum duplex (Chlorophyceae)

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Photosynthetic capacity and luxury uptake of carbon during phosphate limitation in Pediastrum duplex (Chlorophyceae) Lehman, John T.Journal of Phycology (1976), 12(2), 190-3 CODEN: [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-CO2-Capture, Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Phosphorus limitation of Daphnia growth: is it real?

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Phosphorus limitation of Daphnia growth: is it real? Urabe, Jotaro; Clasen, Jessica; Sterner, Robert W.Limnology and Oceanography (1997), 42(6), 1436-1443 CODEN: LIOCAH; ISSN: [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Effects of continuous light & light intensity on reproduction rates of marine phytoplankton

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. The effects of continuous light and light intensity on the reproduction rates of twenty-two species of marine phytoplankton L. E. Brand and R. [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

A defined freshwater culture medium for algae and zooplankton

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. COMBO: a defined freshwater culture medium for algae and zooplanktonJournal – HydrobiologiaPublisher – Springer NetherlandsIssue – Volume 377, Numbers 1-3 / July, 1998DOI [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

The Nutrient Status of Algal Cells in Continuous Culture Droop

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. The Nutrient Status of Algal Cells in Continuous Culture Droop, MR Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, VOL. 54, NO. [...]

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[ More ] February 21st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Procedures adopted for the laboratory cultivation of Trichodesmium erythraeum

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Procedures adopted for the laboratory cultivation of Trichodesmium erythraeum Journal – Marine BiologyPublisher – Springer Berlin / HeidelbergIssue – Volume 14, Number 3 [...]

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[ More ] February 17th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |

Mass Algal Culture System – 1981 Patent

You are at: Oilgae Blog. See the complete list of Oilgae Blog articles. Do you know that oil derived from algae is an exciting renewable fuel possibility? – see Oilgae for more. Mass Algal Culture System – 1981 Patent Abstract An apparatus and process for the culture of algae in a liquid medium is disclosed. [...]

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[ More ] February 15th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Cultivation, Algae-Nutrients |