Draft power point slides: algae oil production

Posted by Stella Kin

Draft slides for the algae production bit for the power point presentation. I'll try to think of a more creative way of presenting them.
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Why micro-microalgae?

Biomass production

• minimum of internally competitive plant functions
• fast reproductive cycles
• limited nutrient requirements
• flexible cultivation conditions

The algae biofuels are

• non-toxic
• similar to petroleum
• high yields of fuels

Environmental benefits

• fix CO2

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Which algae?

• Chlamydomonas, Chlorella, Haematococcus, and Dunaliella
• Diatoms
• 60-70% oil 
• yield 30,000L (or 200 barrels) of oil h-1 per annum

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What needs to be done?

• Identify diatoms and species with high lipid content
• Design of new technology to grow and harvest algae
• Genetic modification of algae to secrete oil

Conditions for growing biomass

• Light
• CO2
• Nutrient deprivation
• Microbubbles

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Biodiesel production

Gasoline production?