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Algaeventure Systems at AlgalBBB St. Louis, July 2011
- 1. 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts July 20, 2011 1
- 2. www.AlgaeVS.com Other Key Team Members Team Attending • DR. BEN STUART, ARPA-E Chief Scientist ROSS YOUNGS, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio University CEO • DAVID R. COHO, Vice President Of Business Development Global Sales & Marketing • ERIC ROY, Contract CFO Financial & Capital Planning DR. STEPHANIE SMITH, • CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, Patent Attorney, CHIEF SCIENTIST Intellectual Property Counsel • CHAD HUMMELL, Government Relation, Industries And Collaborations • JOE JURATOVAC, Development Project Leader JIM COOK, Design Team Leader DIRECTOR COMMERCIALIZATION • NICK MEISTER, Bio-Chemical Engineer • JON MARTIN, Growth Team Leader • SHANNONOGERS, Materials Engineer 2
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- 4. Similar activities at demonstration sites 2011-2012 Algaeventure Systems Marysville OH GLSM Field Office Natural Algae Collection & Concentration through RAC SLS Dewatering Solar Drying (summer 2011)
- 5. Grand Lake Saint Marys, Ohio, USA 2010 • 64% of U.S. waters impaired, >400% increase from the 10-20% in 1972* • Energy and key commodities costs • Harmful algae blooms increasing at up over 200-300% alarming rate worldwide * E.P.A. (2009) National water quality inventory 5
- 6. Unique High Value Foods & Feeds Materials Fuels Providing higher-value products while using co-location to reduce CAPEX and OPEX Energy 6
- 7. GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS (OHIO’S LARGEST INLAND LAKE)
- 8. Tube Worm Feather Duster • Passive Collection • Remove after density increase • Ideal for < 1 gram / liter Variables • Materials • Dwells • Removal Method
- 9. • 30 minutes – 2 hours for Dwell • Batch or Continuous • Energy 0.02 - .8 kWh/kg Example Nick Meister, AVS
- 10. Nature’s Way • Surface Physics • Adhesion & Cohesion • Capillary • Wicking Low-Energy • < 5% energy use of a Centrifuge • Applications for any dilute solutions Patent Applied 10
- 11. Push Fouling of screen due to differential Pressure pressure Vs. How compression occurs or not Pull No fouling of screen Molecular Adhesion because of SLS Capillary Separation
- 12. Scale Improvements • Porous Media • Materials • Pre-well Leads to • Volume • Size • Materials
- 14. SLS has successfully processed: • Poultry Fats • Coal Fines • Wastewater Slurry • Waxy Gluten Plant Starch • Spent Brewer’s Yeast • Corn Ethanol Solubles • Efficiently dewaters micro-solids in dilute solutions • Anaerobic Digestate • 2.2 billion-dollar centrifuge industry • Livestock Waste • Food Waste Streams 14
- 15. Volume Remains the Challenge - Getting to Scale of Tons per day
- 16. SLS Lab Model for low-energy evaluation SLS Industrial Model for large-scale production SLS Pilot Model for small-scale production Mobile platform for SLS Industrial field deployment 16
- 17. Global Customers • USA • Japan • Austria • New Zealand • Australia • Hungary Patents Filed Licensing Exposure 17
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