Dear Listmates, Like many of you, I have a voracious appetite for technical information, but was until recently prevented from fully satisfying it by several...
Can algae pools, used for producing biodiesel, also be used for wastewater treatment? Might boost overall efficiency if both ends can be met by a single means....
Steve, Yes. That is what Michael Riggs at UNH is working on. I will be serving on a panel with one of his students this coming weekend. I may have more to...
Ed, I can't remember at the moment. I'm going to a conference tomorrow and I'll find out there. In Burlington,NC there is a school supply place with a name...
Here's a link to answer your question & perhaps others. University of Texas maintains and sells live culture for just about any type of algae you'd want. They...
Nick, Thanks for finding that reference. Carolina's price per sample is $5.45 and I'll bet their shipping is lower also. Bobby On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:07:23...
Whats the story here? Is there anyone besides UNH that is doing algae research? I have read most of the NREL ASP and am wondering why this idea is not being...
I suspect that the seeming lack of activity in microalgae culture research for this purpose has two main causes: The generally negative tone of the DoE report...
Marc, I'm more optimistic. We don't have to wait for a bureaucrat to decide oil from algae is sexy. This is not rocket science, we can start now with what...
... I agree. I am not a pessimist. I was giving my opinion of the reason for the lack of official activity, NOT arguing for inactivity on our part. Rather the ...
Marc, Do you have an URL (or other citation info) for the 1953 Carnegie study? Bobby On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:25:18 -0800 (PST), Marc de Piolenc ... -- Toward...
I have it in hardcopy - just another book in my collection. I will scan it in sections, as time permits. Marc ... __________________________________ Do you...
Marc, That would be great. From your comments, it sounds like it has some practical ideas for us. Bobby On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 02:45:30 -0800 (PST), Marc de...
Rashidas, Thank you for sending me to the Journal of Phycology and to the publisher Elsevier. 1. The good news: Elsevier has just published the "Algal...
Looks like Elsevier's price is only $50 for purchases from outside North America. I'd offer to order for others from here in the Philippines, but shipping...
Hi all, interesting threads, all exciting stuff. It seems that Bobby is the local expert on oil-producing algae, and I was wondering if he or anyone else could...
... he ... extraction ... I would like to add; What transpires during processing. What reactions take place & what components of the algae oil are removed....
The strain of algae that was used in the Australian research is in a collection in the USA - The Provasoli - Guillard National Center for Culture of Marine...