Algae to Biodiesel - How to make Algae Biodiesel

3. Fuels Derived From Algae Fuels The vegoil algae product can then be harvested and converted into biodiesel; the algae’s carbohydrate content can be fermented into bioethanol and biobutanol. Currently most research into efficient algal-oil production is being done in the private sector, but predictions from small scale production experiments bear out that using algae to produce biodiesel may be the only viable method by which to produce enough automotive fuel to replace current world diesel usage. Microalgae have much faster growth-rates than terrestrial crops. The per unit area yield of oil from algae is estimated to be from between 2,000 to 20,000 gallons per acre, per year(4.6 to 18.4 l/m2 per year); this is 7 to 30 times greater than the next best crop, Chinese tallow (699 gallons).

4. What do you know about Algae Production? Do you know which systems have been tried and have failed or have succeeded?

5. How Is Algae Grown? Hanging Bags:

6. PBR’S - http://www.70centsagallon.com/Algae.html

7. The BioFence

8. Coil Wrap

9. Open Tanks

10. Pivot Ponds

11. Open Ponds

12. Open Raceway Ponds

13. Tank Photo Bioreactor – Artificial Light

14. Experimental Bubble Reactor

16. Photographs

17. Diagrams

18. Cultivating algae plans

19. Different algal strains

20. Where to buy algal strains

21. Building algae green houses

22. Building open pond systems

23. Building Algae Photo-Bioreactors