Algae to biofuel ! ground breaking patent 2
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 farms in rural areas.
Dr John W. Bebout explained that providing carbon dioxide to algae is well-known to as much as double both their production of lipids and growth rate. Till date the amount of CO2 required to grow the thousands of acres of algae necessary for commercial production required co-location with large industrial sources of CO2 such as power plants or large factories. This severely restricted potential locations for large algae farms.
Now the new process uses marlstone as a media buffer as well as a source of carbon and trace elements for enhanced algae growth.
Hi Nicole! Very interesting. Are you familiar with Origin Oil and their patented process, and if so, do you know how they are similar or how they differ?