New breakthrough!
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New breakthrough!
A new breakthrough in algae biodiesel: Inside Augsburg
It recycles the alcohol AND the catalyst,and produces NO glycerol! I'm going to order some zirconium today and try it in my lab!
It recycles the alcohol AND the catalyst,and produces NO glycerol! I'm going to order some zirconium today and try it in my lab!
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This is interesting reading...though I didn't have time to read the entire article. Some where on a biodiesel type of site I remember reading here very recently about algae is just another snake oil. I wish I could remember where I read it because I would have linked it here. I remember the author of the article made an open challenge to any group that can produce a gallon of oil (for biodiesel production) from algae he'd pay $500 for it. He made the comment that he became know as the guy that would pay $500 a gallon for diesel. He got me to thinking...before this was posted; has anyone made biodiesel from algae yet? On paper....algae using sewage water and CO2 creating O2, clean water, oil (from crushed algae)...the whole set-up sounds like a win-win-win combination. But Grandpa always said if it sounds too good to be true.........
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Yes, it does work. http://www.valcent.net/i/pdf/2008-04-01_CNN.pdf
Why would someone with over 20 patents ( bio related) and over 5 million dollars invested care about some "nut" offering $500?
I was invited to Texas last year to see this process in action. It does work, and with more research will become a viable process on a large scale.
MIT is doing it right now! Algae - like a breath mint for smokestacks | csmonitor.com
Short video on the MIT system: YouTube - MIT Algae Photobioreactor
Why would someone with over 20 patents ( bio related) and over 5 million dollars invested care about some "nut" offering $500?
I was invited to Texas last year to see this process in action. It does work, and with more research will become a viable process on a large scale.
MIT is doing it right now! Algae - like a breath mint for smokestacks | csmonitor.com
Short video on the MIT system: YouTube - MIT Algae Photobioreactor
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Here: Zirconia (ZrO2, Zirconium Oxide) Powder, Superfine Grade
$58.60 for 2.24 pounds..............Not bad!
$58.60 for 2.24 pounds..............Not bad!
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Yes, it does work. http://www.valcent.net/i/pdf/2008-04-01_CNN.pdf
Why would someone with over 20 patents ( bio related) and over 5 million dollars invested care about some "nut" offering $500?
Why would someone with over 20 patents ( bio related) and over 5 million dollars invested care about some "nut" offering $500?
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Once I've got it set up I will post my results here.
Scott, You can also get a PhD, and a Masters in Bio-Fuels from the University of Idaho! I go there quite frequently, and there are some GREAT minds there
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When I was in high school I didn't know what I want to do with my life...so when I graduated I joined the working world and became a productive member of society until I figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I have a job currently that will become a nice career before it's all said and done. But a degree in Biofuels makes me wonder if maybe I should think about a change in careers. I don't beleive in Ethonal (it's a joke in the rear world IMHO)...but biodiesel I think is a viable answer to some of our problems.
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I agree completely. Ethanol is hog wash. Biodiesel is the way to go, and I see algae as the main feedstock in the future. Right now im just taking gen eds in college but I'm looking for a major university to transfer to that has a course in bio-fuels. Anyone know anything around the Illinois area?
Fabman- is there any articles on electrostatic glycerol separation? I've never heard of it before, so naturally I would like to read up and get a full understanding.
Fabman- is there any articles on electrostatic glycerol separation? I've never heard of it before, so naturally I would like to read up and get a full understanding.
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Here ya go; YouTube - High Speed, Glycerol Separation using High Voltage
I've done it in my lab, just like the video. I'm now building a set-up to try it on a continuous basis. It does look at this point that it may work for home brewers.
I've done it in my lab, just like the video. I'm now building a set-up to try it on a continuous basis. It does look at this point that it may work for home brewers.
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