MicroAlgae Technologies

 

               Green biofuels from algaculture biomass

MicroAlgae Technologies

United States

BioMASS to biofuel Production Services

MicroAlgae Technologies technical services include algae strain selection and algaculture process selection to design and optimize your  production facility. We provide contract laboratory and technical services for biofuel production. We can assist you in your biofuels facility site selection, algae crop harvesting and oil extraction  systems design and startup. After startup, our staff will perform ongoing algaculture and production sytems maintenance to ensure optimum yields of your quality end product.

  • Laboratory Services



    Microalgae Technologies offers advanced analytical chemistry and scientific services to customers producing quality biofuels from microalgae biomass.

    Our range of contract services include:

    • Media elemental analysis of macronutrients and micronutrients
    • Cell counting and flow cytometry
    • Cellular component analysis using GC, HPLC, biological TEM, fluorometry,spectrophotometry, and optical microscopy
    • We work with qualified providers for biofuels sampling, production lot quality control, standards testing for BQ-9000, EU-EN-14214 and ASTM D6751. Note:The BQ-9000 program goals (see www.bq-9000.org) are to help assure that biodiesel fuel is produced to and maintained at the industry standard, ASTM D 6751.

     

     

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  • Production System Design

     MicroAlgae Technologies will provide project engineering consulting services for design of your large scale algalculture and biofuel  production facilities. Your selection of production methods and facilities design must supply cost effective and top quality biomass in order to produce high value biofuel.

    In your evaluation and selection of  photobioreactors, algal solar energy converters, and new hybrid  production systems, you can rely on MicroAlgae Technologies responsive, qualifed engineering and technical support services to complete your project on-time and within budget.

     


  • Site Selection Facilities Design

    Biomass  and biofuel production facilites require extensive evaluation and permitting preparation. Our staff has had many years of succesful facilities permitting experience ensuring your project will meet and exceed regulatory agency compliance requirements.

  • Algaculture Startup and Maintenance Services

    MicroAlgae Technologies startup services include algae strain slection and supplying initial startup production quantities  of algae cultures.

    We offer  nutrient media solution formulation, automated chemical dispensing and equipment selection  for your algaculture system. After your algaculture system is optimal, we will support your harvest and lipid extraction equipment system design, selection and operation.

    Microalgae Technologies associates provide a full range of biodiesel testing and inspection services to help biodiesel producers, distributors and retailers meet the USA National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission program for producers of biodiesel fuels and to support your BQ-9000 biodiesel quality assurance program  designed to help biodiesel producers meet the ASTM D-6751 standard specification.

  • Carbon dioxide Emissions Reduction

    Some  algae cells capture about 1 ml of carbon dioxide (at S.T.P) to produce 1 mg (dry wt.) of algal biomass.

     Algae uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and wastewater to produce biomass which can be processed to produce high quality biodiesel fuel using traditional methods.

    Burning fossil fuels for energy production is generating carbon dioxide faster than the biosphere can currently absorb it.

    Commercial scale algaculture facilities can be co-located with fossil fueled  power plants to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere.

    Recycling carbon emissions could result in creating an economic as well as an environmental benefit from construction and operation of algal solar energy conversion facilities.

     Power plants and other carbon dioxide generators could receive the  value of producing biodiesel from algae and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions  which would offset system construction and operating costs.

    MicroAlgae Technologies' focus is the design, construction and operation of  closed system commercial algaculture facilites for biofuel production and carbon dioxide emissions reduction.

     

Microalgae sources for biofuels and bioproducts

Our knowledge of algaculture is improved by understanding algae physiology, taxonomy, genetics, biochemistry and life cycles. Microalgae, typically one celled plants, occur naturally all over the world. Aquatic species grow in water with salinity ranging from as low as 10 ppm in freshwater to marine waters with 40 parts per thousand salts concentration.

Algae appear in the fossil history at least 3 billion years ago. They are nothing new but now have great significance because they can multiply rapidly and produce more plant biomass than any other plant per acre of cultivation.

This high growth rate is significant for high volume biofuels production to meeting growing energy demands.

Traditional agriculture, like growing corn and soybeans, requires a great amount of technical knowledge from professional  agribusiness services providers. 

 Large scale closed system algaculture also requires specialized knowledge like strain selection, culture media development, culture maintenance, crop harvesting and biofuel precursor extraction and production systems.

Microalgae Technologies mission is to provide algacultural services to support biofuel production facilites.

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MicroAlgae Technologies

United States