algae book ppt

Fuels Derived From Algae

• Fuels• The vegoil algae product can then be harvested and converted into

biodiesel; the algae’s carbohydrate content can be fermented into bioethanol and biobutanol.

• Currently most research into efficient algal-oil production is being done in the private sector, but predictions from small scale production experiments bear out that using algae to produce biodiesel may be the only viable method by which to produce enough automotive fuel to replace current world diesel usage.

• Microalgae have much faster growth-rates than terrestrial crops. The per unit area yield of oil from algae is estimated to be from between 2,000 to 20,000 gallons per acre, per year(4.6 to 18.4 l/m2 per year); this is 7 to 30 times greater than the next best crop, Chinese tallow (699 gallons).

What do you know about Algae Production?

Do you know which systems have been tried and have failed

or have succeeded?

How Is Algae Grown?

• Hanging Bags:

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The BioFence

Coil Wrap

Open Tanks

Pivot Ponds

Open Ponds

Open Raceway Ponds

Tank Photo Bioreactor – Artificial Light

Experimental Bubble Reactor

Clear cut instructionPhotographsDiagramsCultivating algae plansDifferent algal strainsWhere to buy algal strainsBuilding algae green housesBuilding open pond systemsBuilding Algae Photo-BioreactorsHarvesting the algae

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