Commercial aspects of high intensity algae culture

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · ASAE Publ.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6428241

Patton, J T ^[1]; Phelan, P F; Mauldin, G L

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1. New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces

Conceptual designs for a commercial algae farm and an alcohol plant have been developed and an economic analysis performed. Algae would be grown and harvested continuously; the cells would be degraded by enzymatic hydrolysis and fermented to produce ethanol, concentrated to 190 proof by distillation. The protein recovered from the biomass residue and from the still bottoms would be sold as livestock feed. Waste liquids would be treated, possibly by biologic digestion, and recycled to the algae farm. Yield predictions, capital and operating costs, economic analysis, and technical feasibility are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6428241
• Report Number(s): CONF-8009144-(Vol.2)
• Journal Information: ASAE Publ.; (United States), Vol. 4-81; Conference: ASAE national energy symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, 29 Sep 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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