Im building a bioreactor at home for a small-scale biomass production of algae. Any tips for an 18 year old farmer?

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Dear Algae group members,

We probably all know that fuel that contains algae will cost more than gasoline at this stage, so how do customers look at algae is worth thinking about. Let’s assume that we have algae-mixed diesel.I am trying to do a market survey for fuels with algae. Would you mind taking a second to fill the survey? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LJD7LT8
It’s just 6 questions and really quick.

Thank you very much for your help! and what do you guys think about the marketing strategy of algae fuel???

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usage of bio diesel is deterministic in nature, people always reason out facts even though it is acceptable and may be damn good in adoption and practicing,implementation of bio diesel usage is always disputable one, so why should i consider the usage of biodiesel

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What is Brute Force Engineering?

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I commonly use dry pressing for my oil production but I'm looking for ways to expand outside into, possibly, ultrasound or other lipid extraction methods that do not kill the algal cell.

What is the best lipid extraction model?

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Every year millions of dollars are getting invested in the field of Biofuels like Algae, jatropha, corn, etc. and still they are nowhere near replacing fossil fuels. My question is why we are investing in biofuels which compete for ground with food and pollute the world (not as badly as fossil fuels). Instead why don't we concentrate on sources like solar or wind etc?

To my knowledge, the only area where electricity hasn’t replaced fuels yet is in long range transportation like aviation, water and rail transport. Also, biofuels are made from plants that take in power from the sun, and indirectly we are cultivating the sun's energy through a long process. So instead, why don't we just harness the sun's energy in a more direct (and proven) manner?

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How dry does algae biomass have to be to be pressed? Also, is there some way of measuring the dryness of the algae?

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I'm looking for a possible and easily available algae feed stock that could in the catalytic pyrolysis which in my final year project. I need help in it.

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