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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"algae production"”.
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Synergetic Algal Infrastructure: Investigating the Benefits of Algae Production in an Airport Environment
This thesis will explore how algae can perform an integral function in sustaining airport environmental practices. Airports are dynamic connectors of our landscape that provide transportation, jobs and are an essential element in our infrastructure. De-icing aircraft strategies have contributed to …
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Ambient Ionization Mass Spectrometry Analysis Pertaining To Biofuel Process Development
… needed sugars. Since generated sugars aid in algae production, the pretreatment process is also important in relation to the overall process in producing biofuels. In addition to biomass analysis, analysis of specific biofuels from various feedstocks by the DART-MS is also presented …
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Modelling airlift photobioreactors for algal bioenergy, using Scenedesmus sp. as the model species
… affecting future generations. Bioenergy from algae offers a part solution that is both attractive and sustainable, by supplementing energy demands from a renewable energy source (the sun) and consuming carbon dioxide in the process. Bioenergy from algae is a proven concept (e.g algal …
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The Effect of Pretreatment Methods on Methane Yield and Nutrient Solubilization During Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgae
… biomass is a candidate feedstock for biofuel production. To improve the sustainability of algae biofuel production, following biofuel recovery, the biomass nutrients should be recycled for additional algae growth. Anaerobic digestion of algae or oil-extracted algae is a means of recovering …
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The Sustainability of Biofuels Produced from Microalgae
… Transportation biofuels produced from microalgae are sustainable if GHG emissions are lower than fossil fuels and the sources for materials used during production are sustainable. Four areas were evaluated to address these concerns. First, a study of peer reviewed life-cycle analyses (LCAs) …
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Exploring the Potential of Algae-Bacteria Communities For Biotechnology
Microalgae are a large and diverse group of photosynthetic organisms ranging from prokaryotic cyanobacteria to eukaryotic algae spread across many phyla. Traditional algal biotechnology approaches have focused on growing algae in monoculture, in contrast to nature, where algae live in association …
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Regrowth of Chlorella sorokiniana on Recycled Media with Replenished Nutrients
<p>Growth media recycling during algae cultivation is necessary to increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of biofuel production from algae feedstocks. Without recycling media, the cost of algae based biofuel production would be prohibitively high and large scale algae based biofuel production …
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Genetic and phylogenetic characterization of microalgae strains in view of their exploitation for CO2 capture and biofuel production
… the first generation biofuels, the use of microalgae to produce bioenergy does not involve the triggering of "food for fuel" competitivity and thus represents a sustainable mean to face significant concerns, such as wars and political instabilities deriving from oil reserves shortage. Morevoer, …
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The co-cultivation of rice and algae to improve process economics for algal biofuel production
… way to meet these demands is by increasing the production of fuels from algae. Algal biofuels are currently limited by high costs for land, cultivation ponds, nutrients, and labor resulting in a total cost of 10.9 dollars/gallon of gasoline equivalent (gge-1) according to Lundquist et al., …
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Optimizing Light Requirements and Dilution Rates for Maximizing Algal Cell Growth and Lipid Content for Biofuel Feedstock Production
… growing interest in the potential of microalgae as feedstock for the next generation of biofuels. The current study was designed to meet the following objectives: (1) Investigate the interdependence among cell density, biomass and lipid productivity to maximize feedstock production from …