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USING ALGAE TO USING ALGAE TO CAPTURE CARBON CAPTURE CARBON H. LYNN WALKER H. LYNN WALKER LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 5, 2009 NOVEMBER 5, 2009

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USING ALGAE TO CAPTURE CARBON. H. LYNN WALKER LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 5, 2009. ENERGY APPLICATIONS. REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS RENEWABLE FUELS FROM ALGAL BIOMASS. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS?. WHAT TO GROW? HOW TO GROW? HOW TO HARVEST? HOW TO PROCESS?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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USING ALGAE TO USING ALGAE TO CAPTURE CARBONCAPTURE CARBON

H. LYNN WALKERH. LYNN WALKER

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYLOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYNOVEMBER 5, 2009NOVEMBER 5, 2009

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ENERGY APPLICATIONSENERGY APPLICATIONS

REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS REDUCE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS

RENEWABLE FUELS FROM ALGAL RENEWABLE FUELS FROM ALGAL BIOMASSBIOMASS

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WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS? WHAT TO GROW?

HOW TO GROW?

HOW TO HARVEST?

HOW TO PROCESS?

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POTENTIAL YIELDS PER ACRE

CORN: 300 GAL. ETHANOL SOYBEAN: 60 GAL. BIODIESEL RAPESEED: 100 GAL. BIODIESEL ALGAE: 5,000 GAL. BIOFUEL

National Geographic, 2007

New Scientist, 2007

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Source: Wall Street Journal 10/19/2009

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LIPIDS (OILS)

FERMENTATION

(YEAST)

BIODIESEL

SIMPLE SUGARS

ETHANOL

EXTRACTION

(PROCESSING)

COMPLEX COMPOUNDS CELLULAR COMPONENTS

BIOMASS CONVERSION

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

USE MICROBES TO:

HARVEST ALGAL BIOMASS

RELEASE CELL CONTENTS

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PATENT PROTECTIONPATENT PROTECTION

FOUR PATENTSFOUR PATENTS

PATENT APPLICATION PATENT APPLICATION

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RESEARCH PROGRESSRESEARCH PROGRESS

USE OF MICROBES TO HARVEST USE OF MICROBES TO HARVEST ALGAL BIOMASSALGAL BIOMASS

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RESEARCH PROGRESSRESEARCH PROGRESS

USE OF MICROBES TO RELEASE USE OF MICROBES TO RELEASE CELL CONTENTS CELL CONTENTS

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BACTERIUM SG-3

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Lysis of Oscillatoria sp. (ATCC 29205)

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Lysis of Oscillatoria sp. (ATCC 29205)

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CONTROL TREATED

ANABAENA SP. (ATCC 27898)

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UNTREATED

TREATED

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BENEFITS

EFFICIENT COST EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE PATENT PROTECTION

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PLANS FOR 2009-10PLANS FOR 2009-10

DEVELOP A MODEL SYSTEM DEVELOP A MODEL SYSTEM

GREENHOUSE CONDITIONSGREENHOUSE CONDITIONS SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTINGSUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENTCARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT

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SUMMARY

USE OF MICROBES TO IMPROVE HARVESTING EFFICIENCY

REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS

RENEWABLE FUELS