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...
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...
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....
Ed, More details than you wanted: 1) " Spirulina" -- Spirulina Scientificclassification Kingdom : Bacteria Phylum : Cyanobacteria Class : Cyanophyceae Order :...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
Hello, Faith! Actually, microalgae can be very efficient in terms of mass fraction of desirable substances. For instance, even in early, non-optimized...
Faith, Welcome to the group. Different members are motivated by different considerations. Your viewpoint - peak oil - is certainly relevant. The Aquatic...
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 ...
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...
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,...
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...
... 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....
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...
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