New Microalgae Fermentation Process Used to Produce Biofuel - Fact Sheet

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2012-FS-018

Abstract:
Dedicated energy crops provide a viable alternative to fossil fuels but compete with food crops for existing farmland. Microalgae can provide a significant amount of carbon‐neutral sustainable biofuels that do not require large tracts of land to produce. However, most algal biofuel approaches focus on autotrophic algae, which rely directly on photosynthesis to grow. Compared to other fuel production methods, this form of algaculture remains 10 to 100 times too expensive to make it commercially viable.

Author(s):  David R. Effross, Peter Licari

Commission Division:    Technology Systems Division - R&D, PIER (500)

Office/Program:    PIER: Public Interest Energy Research

PIER Program Area:    Transportation Research

Date Published:    May 2012

Date On Line:    05/15/2012

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