An algae cultivation model favored by Zivo Bioscience eschews complex and costly fermentation systems, photo - bioreactors, panels and tubes associated with
microalgae production in favor of the most basic and cost - efficient models: a covered, shallow pond constructed of inexpensive, readily - available materials obtainable in many parts of the world.
Not exact matches
If we let the
microalgae run the
production this problem could be obsolete,» she explains.
«Researchers have to find the ways to cut the high
production cost of
microalgae in order for such nutritionally enhanced tilapia to succeed in the market.
Commercial realization of this potential will require advances in strategies to reduce non-renewable inputs, such as inorganic fertilizers and fossil fuels, and monetary costs of large - scale
production of marine
microalgae, she says.
Biotechnological
production of chemicals using enzymes coupled with the photosynthesis of
microalgae is the topic of the new EU project PhotoBioCat.
At the inaugural meeting, the instigators of the project highlighted the aim of the study, this being «to generate new products and to increase the profitability of
microalgae cultivation technology on an industrial scale, and to establish Spain as a leader in the
production of these bioproducts.»
Scientists have long known of the potential of
microalgae to aid in the
production of biofuels and other valuable chemicals.
So
microalgae is the source of
production of EPA and DHA.
Though still in the planning stage of development, the state may be getting another piece of green tech: a commercial - scale
microalgae facility for the the
production of biodiesel.
«Even with relatively favorable and forward - looking process assumptions (from cultivation to harvesting to processing), algae oil
production with
microalgae cultures will be expensive and, at least in the near - to - mid-term, will require additional income streams to be economically viable,» the authors noted in a release highlighting their findings.»