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Genetically Modified Algae for Biofuels - 1 year ago
Genetically Modified Algae for BiofuelsThe following companies are into gene modification of algae for biofuels. Algenol Biofuels» Aurora Biofuels» AXI LLC» Global Green Solutions» Kuehnle AgroSystems» Planktonix Corporation» Sapphire Energy» ...- more
Algae to biofuel ! ground breaking patent - 1 year ago
Dr. John W. Bebout, Principal Consultant for Bebout and Associates, have patented a process for growing algae for biofuels that promises faster growth rates, higher oil production and freedom to locate commercial algae ...- more
Guidelines for algae industry - 1 year ago
A document on guidelines for the algae industry from ABO ! This document was authored by the ABO’s Technical Standards Committee. The Technical standard committee was headed by by Jim Sears of A2BE ...- more
Algae bio-plastics - 1 year ago
This is just another article on algae bio plastics for the novice.It is looked at from the plastics industry.Worth a look, tho.Petroleum drying up will lead to a sharp crisis ...- more
A recent patent by Solazyme - 1 year ago
Some of the recent patents from Solazyme has been appreciated by the industry techies no end. Here is one well explained by OILGAE. It is about " Lipid Pathway ...- more
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Greetings All- i am looking for some research on the use of cultured algae on soilenrichment - e.g. omega 3 benefits soil micro fauna. more
I wonder if there is anyone who knows the estimated efficiency of oil-based algae that is, if solar irradiance is 2000wh per year per m2 of how much of the ... more
OMEGA Overview:Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae (OMEGA) is an innovative method to grow algae, clean wastewater, capture carbon dioxide and to ultimately produce biofuel without competing with agriculture for ... more
CTO: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/research/OMEGA/index.html
Which Algal strain will be suitable for the research....
Friends... i wanna to do a project on " Genetic manipulation of algae to improve self-aggregation " Am inviting your comments and suggestions ...... Nimal Raveendran
It is do difficult to get a straight answer on what kind of incentives/subsidies/sops the Govt of India provides to Algal Biofuels. I am really sick on seeing ancient policy documents all over the internet, that talk about Jatropha only. Has anyone had a breakthrough with seeking the same information that I do. If so, I would lke to request you to please get in touch with me: vikramverma2005@gmail.com
I am working on my masters and currently have resources and space to run a plant growth trial. I am looking for some algae meal/cake byproduct to study at the nutrient availability, water retention changes and biological activity. Please contact me if you have product. Shannon
Hello, i start my work about extraction of lipid, and i need some protocols for extraction and identification of lipis, i hope to find help here in this website. thank's more
Hello, i have did isolation of some strain of microalgue, and i want did identification of this strains, and i don't know methodology about this, thank's more
Hello, i have a question about protocol of extraction with microwave, and i need a protocol or more information about this, thank's more
Deal lovely oilgae readers I am now one year into a masters degree at Oregon State University. I am enjoying learning everything I can about soil. I have been working on ... more
I want to be on the next taste panel !!!! more
How far algae fuel fetch results developing country like India ???
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The following article may be of interest for guys who are steadily working on Algae cultivation: more
Veronica: We don't need to convert hydrogen into fossil fuel. It can directly be used in fuel cells to produce clean power for household as well as for mobile functions. more
Hi Tom,I like the articles you post over here. I would like to hear what you think about my choice of topics too..I have posted my articles at this link: http://www.cleantick.com/users/emily/blogs/rd-magazines-49th-scientist-of-the-year Check ... more
The best sensors to use are solid state sensors, but they should be true solid state sensors, not gel/polymer.They should have a built in reference electrode also solid state.This means ... more
This was an interesting article http://www.cleantick.com/portal/news/pages/1043. The idea is to produce 16 times more algae than existing technologies. The process allows algae to be cultured in vertical bio-reactors rather than in the ... more
Origin Oil 's technologies are amazing - this in particular is my favorite http://goo.gl/BlR3Y more
Hi Tom,I was just wondering if there were any commercial algal strains being sold in Asia after reading this blog: http://goo.gl/X7wnd .Try checking out this article and can you let ... more
Thirty microalgal strains were screened in the laboratory for their biomass productivity and lipid content. Four strains (two marine and two freshwater), selected because robust, highly productive and with a ... more
Some algae have proved highly effective in removing chromium from tannery effluent. Treatment of tannery effluent can be achieved through a custom-designed high rate algal ponding process to generate and ... more
When I came across this question on CleanTick,I happened to recollect the different strains which produced a good yield of oil when grown in the presence of sewage water, carbon ... more
Most benthic freshwater habitats are blue-green algae (Cyanophyta), green algae (Chlorophyta), diatoms (Bacillariophyta), or red algae (Rhodophyta). However, most other divisions of algae can occur in freshwater benthic habitats. The ... more
"Solvent extraction by hexane is the most common choice for extraction of oil/lipids from algae. However, hexane is not the best choice of solvent for algae oil extraction because of ... more
Are drum, disc and belt filters effective for algae harvesting? "Belt-press seems to be comparatively cheaper than other harvesting methods. The costs of the belt-filters range from between between $150,000 to ... more
Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has any information on extremely high salinity algae cultures. The particular water I'm looking at can have up to 400,000 ppm (yeah, REALLY high) ... more
We are pleased to invite oilgae club members to our Algae Talk Session on 19 Sep 2011 at Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Algaetech is organizing "Algae Talk Session" with ... more
Dear Members of Oilgae, I will be attending a algae talk session by Dr. Jonathan Trent, OMEGA Scientist, Ames Research Center, NASA on 19 Sep at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.I have a ... more
Innovations in Photobioreactor Design - http://www.cleantick.com/users/dunkenneth/pages/innovations-in-photobioreactor-design-materials
We have just sold every litre of oil that we can produce, and are looking for a further 30,000 MT of Rapeseed, Jatropha or Palm OIL per month. more
Got an informative article about Nannochloropsis salina when i was surfing at Cleantick.The article discusses various characteristics of the strain such as lipid productivity,photosynthetic efficiency,growth rate etc... Read at:http://www.cleantick.com/users/amandaleah/projects/analysis-of-marine-algae-strains-for-biofuel-production-nannochloropsis-salina more
CleanTick is an online cleantech community from the promoters of Oilgae. Cleantick has recently launched an online algae fuels community which aims to bring about all the algae fuel professionals, researchers ... more
how much dry algae derive from a Kilogram of wet algae(just after the harvest)in macro as well as micro algae.does it differ species to species? more
Dear All,Greetings!Some of us are war torn veterans in the field of algae fuels and many of us are young turks with fancy degrees from ivy league schools having published ... more
Take the Algae Fuel Challenge - http://www.oilgae.com/challenge/