Aquatic species program review. Proceedings of the April 1984 principal investigators meeting
The purpose of the Aquatic Species program is to improve the productivity, conversion to fuels, and cost efficiency of aquatic plant species for energy. The emphasis of the program is on developing oil-yielding microalgae which will grow in the saline waters of the desert in the American Southwest. To meet this objective, research is carried out under three tasks: biological, engineering, and analysis. The principal objectives of the biological task are (1) to conduct a comprehensive and complete screening activity that will result in the selection of the best microalgae strains for production of fuels; (2) to establish a gene pool so that species can be improved through agronomic means; and (3) to develop techniques that will result in enhancing the yields of the desired fuel product. Engineering research is concerned with integrating biological concepts with engineering principals to develop the most cost-effective microalgal culture technology. Work is concentrated on developing culture management strategies and required subsystems such as harvesting technologies. Analysis supports the technology development through cost goal determination, resource assessment, and technology evaluation. The program also supports the development of macroalgae culture for methane gas or alcohols. This volume contains progress reports presented by the Aquatic Species Program subcontractors and SERI researchers at the SERI Biomass Program Review held in Boulder, Colorado, April 4, 1984. These reports present and discuss research advances achieved by the program participants during the preceding year. Separate abstracts have been prepared for each report for inclusion in the Energy Data Base.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 6701865
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/CP-231-2341; ON: DE83012000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ABSTRACTS
ALGAE
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARID LANDS
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMISTRY
CONVERSION
CULTIVATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
FUELS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIPIDS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
PRODUCTIVITY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SALINITY
SEAWEEDS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
VEGETABLE OILS