11. Cultivation Large-scale Cultivation of Algae in Open Ponds Open ponds can be categorized into natural waters (lakes, lagoons, ponds) and artificial ponds or containers. Large-scale Cultivation of Algae in Photobioreactors
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14. NASA Uses Algae to Turn Sewage into Fuel flocculation lake harvester Belt harvester filtration
30. In contrast, pulsed algae (right) are disordered. The nucleus (N), chloroplasts (C), and Golgi (G) are compromised. The cell is in disarray and is likely initiating cell death mechanisms.
36. UT Separations – Extracting the Oil Patented membrane technology Primary extraction process Novel, non-dispersive, solvent contactor—modified commercial process Two promising alternative extraction processes May eliminate distillation and stripping Alternative distillation approaches
60. UT synergizes its R&D with cost-effective scale-up strategies
61. UT is developing partnerships with other start-ups to maximize strengths
62. UT is innovative – several technology patents and patents pendingAt present most companies in the sector are early stage start-ups and involved in R&D rather than commercialization. To date, none has launched full commercialization/industrialization of biodiesel from algae oil on a large scale.
71. algae biofuel contains no sulphur, is non-toxic, and is highly biodegradable
72. algae consume carbon dioxide as they grow, so they could be used to capture CO2 from power stations and other industrial plant that would otherwise go into the atmosphere. According to U.S. Department of Energy: Currently most research into efficient algal oil production is being done in the private sector, but if predictions from small scale production experiments bear out then using algae to produce biodiesel may be the only viable method by which to produce enough automotive fuel to replace current world gasoline usage.