SAMDevelopment commented on Algae BioMax system enhances crop market value3

I want to be on the next taste panel !!!! more

Larsyn commented on Growing algae in sewage - a fuelish idea6

An LLC after my own heart. This is the kind of thing I have been advocating all along. more

SAMDevelopment posted Controls and sensors for a PBR39

Are the requirments for sensors and controls for inputs basicaly the same for photo' and hetro' algae reactors?  Can you site some companies that have control systems ready to apply to ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Scaling Up.6

Hi Gopinelli, Well finally someone who is getting a clue about how to solve the problem of growing algae in a large enough scale to make a profit and  be able to ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Materials needed to build a PBR7

Paulo, if you send me what you have designed so far I will make comments on those ideas. If you want to keep this dialog private use my e-mail address. alanschaefer@att.net If ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Nano silica and micro nutrients for Diatom Algae9

Bhani,  I think you are right about the silica content of rice husks and straw.  Besides burning to ash how else might one reduce the straw and husk material to ... more

SAMDevelopment commented on Nano silica and micro nutrients for Diatom Algae9

What is your source for nano-silca?  We have a very large Frac sand processing factory and open mine less than twenty miles from us.  Do you think they would have any ... more

Larsyn commented on govt policy54

The uses of Algea other than Biofuel are numerous. The research if centered on other uses of algae will pay dividend much more rapidly thus providing profits to uses for ... more

Larsyn commented on Algae.Tec soars 34.3% on high volume5

Just shows more interest than you thought there was in Algae. People will support new technology when it effects there pocket book. more

SAMDevelopment posted Congratulations to Bard for being one of the first to benchmark at NAA32

Congratulations to Surajit Khanna and the rest of the crew for your successful efforts in bring a new commerical algae venture into existence. Below is a copy of a news release by the NAA. T Home of ... more

Larsyn commented on How do the PBRs work !!7

Seems to me there needs to be a different rating system for PBR's. Probably two systems one for raceway type & one for verticle types. It should deal with the ... more

Larsyn commented on NSMU toTransform Bubbling Pools of Algae to Fuel15

Well said Alan more

SAMDevelopment posted Final Showdown; modern bioreactor vs. open ditches, raceways,etc.57

November 26 2010 03:00:15 PM Hello FOA, I will spend some time and see how far I get along the road looking for an answer for the question: Which is better a ... more

SAMDevelopment posted Question for Blake on post Oct. 1 early a.m.28

Blake where did you get the number of $150 per square meter for a cost for a modern PBR? A square meter is not a good way to compare ditches with ... more

SAMDevelopment posted Some numbers from the past. (blogs)8

Let's continue with the math on a industrial algae system that converts 25,000 scfm of CO2 into crude algae oil and dry algae meal. BTW, what is going to happen to ... more

SAMDevelopment posted Thanks for the kind words2

Shankar, I have been working 16 hours per day for the last????? long time. Not bad for an old guy of 72. I LOVE it!! But as my mother (she ... more

Larsyn posted part 20

To create a inside or lab unit just place florescent unit in center of coil. To enlarge unit use 55Gal barrel used to ship phosphoric acid. use larger tubing & ... more

Larsyn posted Backyard Photobioreactor.3

Parts list 1. 5 gal Bucket with lid 2. 1-50' coil of clear acrylic tubing 3/4"ID 7/8" OD 3. 1 piece 1/2" hardware cloth. 24" x 36" 4. 1 package ... more