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Parkavi wants to know Is Solazyme Investors at Risk? 8 months ago

Last year, Solazyme had only been able to scale production at a 75,000-liter facility operated by a partner. Last year the company began fermentation at a facility in Peoria, Illinois with multiple 128,000-liter fermenters and an annual oil production capacity in excess 2 million liters. Solazyme also has access to production capacity one the facilities owned by its joint venture with Roquette.

So far management has been a bit protective about yield rates, leaving investors in the same dark space as its algae. Solazyme is pushing forward with new production capacity. They broke ground for 100,000 metric commercial facility in Moema, Brazil earlier this year and more capacity is planned.

Read MOre - http://www.altenergystocks.com/archives/2012/10/solazyme_microbes_in_the_dark_1.html

Company : Algaetech Sdn Bhd

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- Narsi 8 months ago
  
  While I am sure there are risks attached with Solazyme stock, overall I am impressed with the fact that they thought big and went for an IPO...of course, some might say IPOs are all about cash-grab, but let's give them the benefit of doubt and wait for some more time... Btw, they are seriously into value added chemicals, nutrition as well from what I understand...overall, they appear to be more pragmatic than many others in the algae fuels industry - http://seekingalpha.com/article/321053-a-tale-of-2-biofuel-companies-solazyme-vs-kior They also are turning up impressive partnerships with solid companies, the latest being with Bunge of Brazil for sugar to oil (of course using algae as the via media!) - "The factory, Solazyme’s first large one, is being built next to Bunge’s sugarcane factory in the Moema region of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is supposed to be operational in the fourth quarter of 2013. Bunge is providing the sugar stock and Solazyme is utilizing its sugar to oil production technology. The plant will produce 30 million gallons of Solazyme’s algae-based oil a year, and the oil will be used in both the specialty chemical and fuel markets — applications like a sustainable alternative to palm oil for use in various products." - http://gigaom.com/cleantech/solazyme-now-moving-into-biofuels-in-a-major-way/ - as we know, they have Unilever and Dow partnerships as well - http://solazyme.com/chemicals Overall, I am impressed with the "diversified" moves they are making; of course, I have not invested in them, so their stock prices are unlikely to be of concern to me!
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Parkavi wants to know Study algae online 7 months ago

I would like to know whether there are any online or distance course on algae/phycology offered by any universities?

Company : Algaetech Sdn Bhd
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Parkavi wants to know Dubai’s Lootah Plans to Produce Algae Biofuels with AlgaOil Ltd. 7 months ago

S. S. Lootah Group, a Dubai-based holding company, signed an agreement with AlgaOil Ltd. to develop biofuels from algae.

AlgaOil, a producer of algae with high oil content in the Philippines, will set up ponds for large-scale algae output and convert it for use as biofuel with Lootah Biofuels, according to an e-mailed statement mail from S. S. Lootah today. Lootah Biofuels, a wholly owned subsidiary of S. S. Lootah, said it plans large-scale production of algae oil in Dubai, under the memorandum of understanding it signed with AlgaOil.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-14/dubai-s-lootah-plans-to-produce-algae-biofuels-with-algaoil-ltd-.html

Company : Algaetech Sdn Bhd

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- Afraali 7 months ago
  
  So is it a good idea to hold a project about algae in Dubai? what are your thoughts?
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Narsi wants to know Latest harvesting techniques for algae 8 months ago

Does anyone have updates on any innovative microalgae harvesting mechanisms that have been explored recently?

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- Narsi 8 months ago
  
  Guess Aluminium is not (yet) costly, so for the time being this should be ok...
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Prachi wants to know How to purify cyanobacterial culture? 7 months ago

actually i wan to purify the cultures in my lab..i used many methods like Uv treatment,antibiotic..but they are not working.my all cultures contaminated with bacteria and fungus..plz can any one suggest me the ways to purify it?

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- Parkavi 7 months ago
  
  You can find the procedure in algae culturing techniques book
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Jayachandru wants to know List of Marine Microalgae species present in northern TamilNadu coastal region? 7 months ago

Can anyone send me the list of marine microalgae species which are present/lives in Chennai, Pondicherry, Cuddalore & Chidambaram coastal region?
send it to: jayachandru.r@gmail.com

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- Parkavi 7 months ago
  
  Hi, Get hold of Mr. Mayakannan from CAS botany Madras University, presently working as Phycologist in Algaetech Inte rnational. He mapped different fresh water algae in whole of Tamil Nadu. He can help you with that. The other option would be to check barathidasan universities National facility for Marine Cyanobacteria. They might have some list of common microalgae in Tamil Nadu Coastal line. Pls Check - http://www.nfmc.res.in/list.html
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Samijun wants to know how can we extract DHA and EPA from microalgae? 7 months ago

hello peaple
please answer my question
how can we extract EPA and DHA from microalgae?
is EPA AND DHA ON THE oils of microalgae or on the dry powders?
if its on the powder,how can we extract it?
please answer me

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- Parkavi 7 months ago
  
  Hello, there are various types of extraction methods, the most commonly used extraction method for pharma and food grade DHA or EPA is SC CO2 (supercritical fluid extraction). This method is highly efficient in terms of quantity and quality. The pressure and temperature depends on the combination of fatty acids. Some algae contains only EPA or DHA in higher amount and some algae contains both DHA and EPA. Trials are required to find out optimum temperature/pressure for a particular algae species. A Similar work has been carried out by University of Perugia, Italy. Here is a link to the published paper - http://www.isasf.net/fileadmin/files/Docs/Versailles/Papers/N4.pdf. This temperature and pressure given can be used as a benchmark.
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Selvas wants to know Biodiesel 7 months ago

After estrification v r collecting the hexane layer for analysis the FAME for GCMS.. if they any need to evaporate the hexane... if no need to evaporate..what about the hexane content ... pl can u clarify me ?

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Koundinya wants to know solar Module mounting 10 months ago

what should be the distance between two rows of solar module

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Rsskarthikeyan wants to know small wind turbine blade 10 months ago

what are the aerofoils used for smaill horizontal wind turbine blade?

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