Monday, April 25, 2011

Challenges in commercialization of algal fuel

• Optimize stress conditions to obtain the highest possible yields of lipids in the cells because stress conditions can induce spontaneous mutation in cultivated strains.


• Simplify harvesting systems to utilize the separation technologies in existing industry such as food, biopharmaceutical, chemical and waste water treatment sectors.


• Utilize existing biodiesel production processes that requires a lipid material free of both water and free fatty acids


• Develop water tolerant downstream processes to avoid cost intensive drying


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