Hasseli posted A recent report6

The Algae Biomass Organization has responded to the recently released National Research Council report on the sustainability of algae-based biofuel, applauding the report’s findings that any current concerns over sustainability ... more

AlgaeBill posted Alage Products1

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

Tomcatino posted Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture in Brazil1

Solazyme and Bunge Form Joint Venture in Brazil April 3, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com outh San Francisco-based Solazyme and Bunge Global Innovation LLC , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food ... more

Tomcatino posted GeneArt? Precision TALs1

GeneArt® Precision TALs March 21, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com TALE proteins offer precise gene editing capabilities. ife Technologies has announced the launch of GeneArt® Precision TALs, generally referred to as TAL effector proteins (TALE), which will ... more

Mohamedelsaedawy posted what do you think about optimization of biodiesel from algae in bioreactors ?0

Optimization for higher production (which methods are used to achieve that?) more

Tomcatino posted OriginOil Demonstrates Low-Energy Algae Appliance to National Algae Association0

OriginOil Demonstrates Low-Energy Algae Appliance to National Algae Association NAA workshop attendees view latest algae processing technologies (video, photos)   Los Angeles, CA February 7, 2012  – OriginOil, Inc. (OTC/BB: OOIL), a leading ... more

Tomcatino posted Algae compressed & fossilized into petroleum.1

http://www.originoil.com/pdf/OriginOil_Algae_Production_and_Networking_Workshop_NAA Algae – Its Strategic Use   Ancient History Algae compressed & fossilized into petroleum.     Nature processed the whole biomass – did not separate the oils.   Today’s Strategy Lipids and biomass are being separated.     But are they utilized ... more

Tomcatino posted BioProcess Algae and GPRE Break Ground on Iowa Production Facility5

BioProcess Algae and GPRE Break Ground on Iowa Production Facility February 2, 2012AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com ioProcess Algae LLC and Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. have announced that they will start construction of BioProcess Algae’s ... more

Tomcatino posted Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Joint Commercial Agreement0

Algae Producer Aquaviridis and OriginOil Announce Joint Commercial Agreement Development of dry-land aquaculture could transform desert farm economies of the American Southwest and Mexico   Mexicali Valley, Mexico and Los Angeles, CA February ... more

Hasseli posted Harvest pretreatment of algae8

The following article may be of interest for guys who are steadily working on Algae cultivation: more

Emily commented on OriginOil Breakthrough Increases Algal Extraction Efficiency Without Using Hazardous Solvents2

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

Emily commented on Controls and sensors for a PBR39

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

Duncan commented on AlgEternal Technologies Teams with UT and Open Algae3

 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

Emily commented on OriginOil to Collaborate with US Department of Energy to Develop Algae Feedstock Standard1

Origin Oil 's technologies are amazing - this in particular is my favorite http://goo.gl/BlR3Y more

Emily commented on A visual tour of the AlgaeTech Batamindo Algae Project under construction on Batam Island, Indonesia.7

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

Parkavi posted Algae Talk Session30

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

Parkavi posted Any Questions on NASA Omega system?15

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

MiaFranceska says

Innovations in Photobioreactor Design - http://www.cleantick.com/users/dunkenneth/pages/innovations-in-photobioreactor-design-materials

Algalsolution posted Rapeseed, Jatropha, Palm - Oil0

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

MiaFranceska posted Nannochloropsis salina29

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

Abomohra commented on fatty acid composition change??2

Hi MElSheikh,As far as I know, fatty acids compositions also change as a consequence of changing of growth conditions. For some experiments I did, I observed that ratio and types ... more

Abomohra posted DOE Announces $36M in Advanced Biofuels & Chemicals Funding0

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced this month $36 million in federal grants to fund six small-scale projects in five states designed to produce drop-in advanced biofuels and other ... more

Emily posted The Cost of Farming Algae as a Biofuel Must be Cut by About 90 Percent if it is to Become Commercially Viable0

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

MiaFranceska posted A Public Holding Company Focused on Algae Tech and Algae-Biodiesel Turnkey Projects for the Production of Biodiesel, WHEN to Raise 100 $m29

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

Marta posted Status and barriers of advanced biofuel technologies: A review28

Abstract Development of biofuels from renewable resources is critical to the sustainability of the world’s economy and to slow down the global climate change. Currently, a significant amount of bioethanol and ... more

Marta posted Rapid estimation of triacylglycerol content of Chlorella sp. by thermogravimetric analysis [Biotechnol Lett (2011) 33:957?960]28

Abstract:  A simple and reliable method based on thermogravimetric analysis has been developed for determining triacylglycerol content in Chlorella sp.KR-1. There are two decomposing steps during pyrolysis of the microalgal cells and ... more

Mohamedelsaedawy posted To all members of oilgae club what are the best conditions of photobioreactor should be used?0

What are the best conditions of photobioreactor used ? light intensity?internal light or external light?type of impeller?agitation rate?gasflow rate? I experimented some conditions but the yield was half of shake flask ... more

Minchen posted the key process to the biofuel production1

As we know, the biofuel production has not been applied in sale-up. and how do you think the key process to its production? Many people think it's the cost. But ... more

Minchen says

How do you think the key process to the production of biodiesel?

Tomcatino commented on Dewatering of microalgal cultures: A major bottleneck to algae-based fuels28

ckeck out Origin Oil http://www.originoil.com/company-news/originoils-french-joint-venture-participates-in-large-scale-algae-projects.html     more

Marta posted Call for papers 14th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats and Oil4

14th AOCS Latin American Congress and Exhibition on Fats and OilsSubmission deadline: May 16, 2011.http://www.aocs.org/lacongress/en/index.cfm more

Marta posted Deadline for Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVII in Brazil29

Deadline for Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XXXVII in Brazil. August 28 - September 2, 2011 SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE * Atomic plasma spectrometry (ICP, GD, AAS, etc.) * Molecular spectrometry (UV-Vis, NMR, Raman, IR, etc.) * ... more

Mohamedelsaedawy posted I want to ask about light intensity of photobioreactor 5L? How many luxs used?28

 Hi; I want to ask if some one used photobioreactor 5L how many light meter intensity (lux) used in external light of fermentor to algae and which better external light or internal ... more

Marta posted Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of microalgae for biofuel production.Bioresource Technology 102 (2011) 4890?4896.27

Article Abstract: The pyrolysis of  Chlorella sp. was carried out in a microwave oven with char as microwave reception enhancer. The results indicated that the maximum bio-oil yield of 28.6% was achieved under the ... more

MiaFranceska posted Dewatering of microalgal cultures: A major bottleneck to algae-based fuels28

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

Marta posted Algae Could Replace 17% of U.S. Oil Imports2

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/04/study-algae-could-replace-17-of-u-s-oil-importsRichland, Washington, USA -- High oil prices and environmental and economic security concerns have triggered interest in using algae-derived oils as an alternative to fossil fuels. But growing algae — or ... more

Shankar commented on ALGAE IN DARKNESS33

Good post. more