Photosynthesis is a biochemical process, during which algae absorbs light energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or a industrial (eg stackgas) source; utilizes water and critical nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous and other key nutrients); and undergoes multiple step light and dark phase reactions to biologically produce primarily lipids (fats and oils), carbohydrates (sugars) and proteins subsequently generating oxygen off-gas. The fundamentals of algae production and the downstream conversion to renewable fuels are relatively “old” chemistries, but the optimal path to feasible commercialization does require step-changes in system design and process innovation for economic viability.
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The Algae.Tec system combines closed control of algae production within an engineered modular environment and efficient downstream biofuel processing.
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