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Developments in microalgal harvesting: Genetically engineered auto/bio-flocculation. - 9 years ago
Developments in microalgal harvestingbiotechnology: Genetically engineered auto/bio-flocculation. Harvesting microalgae at large scalesrepresents a significant barrier to economically feasible production of algal biomassfor liquid fuels and other useful products. Some estimates approximate ...- more
Nitrogen fixation blog - 10 years ago
Something to think about that doesn't receive a lot of press and needs more dialogue in the community. Nitrogen is a major component of cellular biomass and is essential ...- more
I want to be on the next taste panel !!!! more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hi Paulo, We beleive that we have the most cost effective bioreactor, and are prepared to share our knowledge on signature of a non disclosure agreement. more
Fossil fuel has not run out yet. When it begins to we will see panic, hardship and more wars. Why not prepare pre-emptively. more
not that much.. :) more
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
WOW more
Alan ! Well said. There is no arguement left for open raceway ponds model anymore. More than the cost, the foot print draws my attention, although there is a huge diff ... more
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
Prof S. Elumalai has been a serious researcher on algae from bio fuel. It is heartening to note that my city Chennai is now getting big time in the oil ... more
This is something similar to what is being tried in California."An algae-based wastewater treatment project is planned to be started in May, at Laguna wastewater treatment plant in the city ... more
Good to know that India too is joining the algae biofuel race. There is an urgent need for a number of private companies to team up with the best of ... more
Vertigro is an interesting concept, to have tall pbrs like the one's Alan designs, next to a coal plant to consume the CO2 and grow algae 24 hours. IN once ... more
World Health Energy Holdings, Inc. gets a ticker symbol of WHEN , a public holding company operating in the alternative energy sector. That is a terrific symbol to get. WHAT's ... more
A Japanese government-affiliated research institute has developed technology for creating a diesel fuel from materials such as grass cuttings and wood chips, The Nikkei reported in its Tuesday morning edition. Although similar technology ... more
I am copying a mail from Riggs of Origin Oil. " If you're in the USA, you know there's widespread speculation that the Republicans will take back ground tomorrow in the House, Senate and in ... more
Cultivating local wild algae would be ideal for biofuel if they could produce sufficient percentages of lipid oil, unfortunately they can't. Algae cannot be cultivated in open ponds because of ... more
.In a move the service says is part of its strategy to float a ?Green Fleet? by 2016, the US Navy demoed for media today a boat that runs ? ... more
A bubble-maker that looks like the flux capacitor from the Back to the Future films last night won a ?250,000 prize from the Royal Society for its ability to transform ... more
About two and a half years ago, Katie Fehrenbacher made a list of Algae fuel companies that one should know.The companies listed were GreenFuel Technologies: Solazyme, Blue Marble Energy, Inventure ... more
Nice to hear, because i am still 21 and have many friends looking for biotech jobs :) more
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
Saline aquifers will provide cheap source of water but how will evaporated water be replaced and how will changing water chemistry affect yields?
Compared to a normal plant, which grows vertically, an algae grows 360 degrees. So does it grow 360 times that of an average plant ??
Rally a good post... bringing smiles on old members and raising curiosity for new members... Good job :) more
I totally agree with the concept, but please make sure that you have a proper cost effective technology in hand when it comes to biodiesel from algae... more
Every 5 second, one child under the age of 5 dies because of hunger and malnutrition!!!!!! India has 198 million undernourished people. china 150 million and rest all countries ... more
Answer: 1) yes.. 2)ya, to some extent. 3)The practice so far is like that, but it is not mandatory .. more
Researchers at the University of Michigan have published the feasibility of a two-step hydrolysis-solvolysis process to produce biodiesel directly from wet algal biomass, eliminating the need for costly biomass drying, organic solvent extraction ... more