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...
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adeel paracha
hi2suzi
Feb 2, 2005 1:04 am
Hello. Can you or any one guide me how to produce algae in a water of fish pond and how to extract oil from it . Thanks, Adeel Paracha...
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Marc de Piolenc
fmdepiolenc
Feb 2, 2005 3:03 am
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...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 2, 2005 5:37 am
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...
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Marc de Piolenc
fmdepiolenc
Feb 2, 2005 10:25 am
... 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 ...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 2, 2005 5:06 pm
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...
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Marc de Piolenc
fmdepiolenc
Feb 3, 2005 10:45 am
I have it in hardcopy - just another book in my collection. I will scan it in sections, as time permits. Marc ... __________________________________ Do you...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 3, 2005 4:15 pm
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...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 6, 2005 3:08 am
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...
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F. Marc de Piolenc
fmdepiolenc
Feb 6, 2005 4:25 am
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...
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kiplegit
Feb 8, 2005 11:35 pm
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...
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ron1582000
Feb 9, 2005 4:49 am
... he ... extraction ... I would like to add; What transpires during processing. What reactions take place & what components of the algae oil are removed....
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 9, 2005 7:46 am
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...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 9, 2005 9:36 am
Stephen, No expert. Hoping to learn, like everyone else. If you have a centrifuge, use it. But they are too expensive to buy. Chemicals that will work are...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 9, 2005 11:50 am
Ron, You are correct. You have not seen anybody describe it. Apparently, no one has done it. It sounds like you are talking about making bio - diesel....
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 9, 2005 11:59 am
Ed, More details than you wanted: 1) " Spirulina" -- Spirulina Scientificclassification Kingdom : Bacteria Phylum : Cyanobacteria Class : Cyanophyceae Order :...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 11, 2005 6:10 pm
I have been assured that the conference proceedings from the August 2004 Annual meeting of PSA are in process. Carolina.com has a Coccolithophora living...
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Magyar73
dictare
Feb 11, 2005 6:24 pm
Do you recycle in your community? Here in NJ it is mandatory, so it would be a matter of going through recycling cans. You might ask your friends and...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 13, 2005 3:13 am
I hope to have a mini review of each of these. Several Scientific American articles that may help us: The Amateur Scientist: How to Rear a Plankton Menagerie;...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 15, 2005 6:59 am
An incomplete review - more later. The first article is really worthwhile - it tells us how to get started with algae. It recommends a supplier - who is still...
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Faith Arnold
lvfrts
Feb 18, 2005 1:52 am
Hi Bobby and Everybody, I just joined this group, and went through all the archive postings. I'm not a scientist, or any kind of an expert on any of this, and...
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Marc de Piolenc
fmdepiolenc
Feb 18, 2005 2:51 am
Hello, Faith! Actually, microalgae can be very efficient in terms of mass fraction of desirable substances. For instance, even in early, non-optimized...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 18, 2005 8:00 am
Faith, Welcome to the group. Different members are motivated by different considerations. Your viewpoint - peak oil - is certainly relevant. The Aquatic...
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Jim Carlson
jimcarlson622
Feb 18, 2005 4:38 pm
Hey everyone, thanks for the invitation. I didn't even know a group like this exsisted. I have been studding about aquaponics for the last five years. When I ...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 18, 2005 4:52 pm
Jim, Welcome. We are just starting the learning process. Help us be successful. Bobby ... -- Toward freedom, Bobby Yates Emory...
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Andre Shoumatoff
cisautoweb
Feb 20, 2005 8:19 pm
Hi all, I am new to the algae world but after reading about some of Mike Brigg's work and some of the topics on biodieselnow.com I decided to join. I am...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 20, 2005 8:59 pm
Andre, Welcome. We are just getting started. We have a variety of motivations and interests here. We plan to start with a backyard/experimenter scale system,...
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 21, 2005 7:20 pm
Another group alerted me to the existence of a search engine for NREL papers: http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/resources/doc_database.html To use it, select...
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Seth Keel
sethkeel
Feb 21, 2005 9:42 pm
... It is not terribly dangerous. You should avoid breathing the vapor and contact with the skin, but all-in-all it's fairly safe. Avoid sparks and flames....
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Bobby Yates Emory
liberty1_27606
Feb 22, 2005 3:56 am
Seth, Thanks for your comments and the references. Although it is safer than some solvents, I was still frightened by the MSDS's cautions. I still think we...
