contains no sulfur and is non-toxic Considerable reduction in hydrocarbon emission. is highly biodegradable. It has detergent properties. does not compete with food, fiber or other uses does not involve destruction of natural ...- more
Am interested in starting a firm which makes diet supplements produced from algae,this is according to me is a starting step through which i later on enhance my firm to algal oil production.Please help with necessary suggestions,plans,layouts,budgets etc... - 2 years ago
Karnataka govt has already started this project by using biodiesel produced from Mahua seeds to run some of their local transport vehicles - 3 years ago
As sudden conversion of all diesel vehicles to biodiesel one is impossible,mainly because ,we dont have biodiesel pumps like petrol and diesel pumps, initiative should be taken in public transportation systems,atleast biodiesel pumps can be set up at bus stands. - 3 years ago
ALGAE TO BIODIESEL PATHWAY The conversion of algae to biodiesel requires the following procedures. %u2022 Selection of algal strains. %u2022 Growth of micro algae. %u2022 Harvesting of microalgae. %u2022 Extraction of oil from micro algae. %u2022 Conversion of algal oil to biodiesel. %u2022 Conversion of extract to useable forms. - 3 years ago
Our dear earth has only so much fossil oil. Folks continue debating just how much oil we really have left %u2013 some say there is enough oil only for the next 50 years, while the more optimistic of the lot point to oil shale and tar sands and think we have another 100 years before fossil oil becomes as scarce as common sense. Of course, this is a rather simplistic way of presenting the entire energy picture, but the gist of it is pretty much true. And, whichever argument one subscribes to, ther - 3 years ago
|
Vign2211 |
City - sulthan bathery Country - India About - B.Tech graduate in mechanical engineering. ASSISTANT MANAGER,STERLITE INDUSTRY ORISSA. |
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
I want to be on the next taste panel !!!! 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
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
Algae-based biofuel will become commercially viable! But the major obstacle ahead is the high production costs associated. Algae biofuel production costs 10 times that of palm oil, according Rene Wijffels, ... more
World Health Energy Holdings Inc. (WHEN) signed an engagement letter with Millennium Capital Resources (MCR) LLC, a project development and financial advisory firm, to raise up to $100 million in ... more
The First International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts is to be held in St Louis USA, on 17-20 July 2011. The conference will focus on all areas of ... more
The ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants for approving a new jet fuel specification that will further enable the use of sustainable alternative fuels in aviation. According to the ... more
Boeing 747-8 freighter is going to be the first commercial jetliner to do a transatlantic flight on biofuels. Boeing's Keith Otsuka and Rick Braun, along with Sten Rossby of Cargolux, will ... more
A team of researchers from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Mexico have isolated a new high yielding strain from a lake in San Quintin for the increased production ... more
hello My dear Friends iam sorry that i could not focus my full attention .. Tamilnadu is now under Dr J.jayalalithaa ...the most dynamic chief Minister will be happy to know Algae biofuel blooms in Tamilnadu
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
An interesting paper published on dewatering of microalgal cultures.You can read it online at the url provided below. A large amount of studies has been completed on the harvesting and recovery ... 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
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that water use is much less if algae are grown in the U.S. regions that have the sunniest and ... 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
DHA rich algal oil is a nutritious ingredient in child health drinks like Junior Horlicks (GlaxoSmithKline, India).Also, Spirulina is a very popular single cell protein that finds application as dietary supplements. more
Good post. more
I have been reading in this forum that Oil from Algae becomes viable in raceway ponds / PBR the moment oil reaches $ 100 per barrel .Is it true !!Is ... more
http://www.powerplantccs.com/forum/Algae nova is right. There is no one to fend for us. We need to save ourselves.Algae to oil is all our eyes are on.But the world may reach a ... more
Instead of starving, feed proteins. Sounds interesting. more
Good that some scaling is happening in open ponds too. more
The proponents of the algae solution say that it has saved the world once and can do so again. Many millions of years ago, it helped clean up what was ... more