Low cost algae biomass production

[Shalin Doshi]

Mainly for the technical team.

http://www.slideshare.net/syamlal/low-cost-algae-biomass-production-4379272

75 tons production per hectare(10000m2) per year!! Strain used is Phaeodactylum sp.

And costs of biomass production in this case are as low as Rs 3lakhs per year.

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Shalin Doshi

BT11B064

Second Year Undergraduate Student

Department of Biotechnology,

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

Ph. - 9962292640

[Shalin Doshi]

Oh oh i have exact financial details for this : Voila : http://www.energymicrolgae.com/economics.html

We'll use exactly these stats for algae cultivation! :D

Btw these stats are from Energy Microlgae, a Kerala based company that has successfully developed a cost effective open pond algae oil production technology.

[Vasanth Narayan]

but without any proof of commercially available plan, Mam won't let us use such things.

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[Shalin Doshi]

Read my message again. Completely.

Btw these stats are from Energy Microlgae, a Kerala based company that has successfully developed a cost effective open pond algae oil production technology.

Ie commercially available plan?! 

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[Akshit Salecha]

I am seriously not satisfied by its authenticity, hectare is spelled hector. 

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Regards,


Akshit Salecha,
Department of Biotechnology,
IIT Madras.

[Vasanth Narayan]

shalin,
can you find the relevant research paper for it?

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[Srihita Rudraraju]

hey i saw it is being followed by this company in kerala... so this has to be authentic..dude its applied in industry..

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[Vasanth Narayan]

well, I'm also worried about the patent issues involved.
Ya, so that's why I'M  wanted a more authentic source like a research paper.

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[Srihita Rudraraju]

we couldn't find any related research paper , but i think we can give the company's website as reference...??

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[Priyankaa Pitcheshwar]

@ Shalin...This seems more economical...and also the yield is 4 times more when compared to Spirulina Platensis...!

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[Vasanth Narayan]

check for patents,
i'm skeptical as they openly say out their process unlike companies like cereplast.

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[Shalin Doshi]

PP, Yeah it would be perfect!

We don't really have any research paper, but you can probably search about the reactions etc involved with the mentioned strain. This is the only link/site/page/paper we found that had good details about affordable algae cultivation in india.

[Shalin Doshi]

Arey this method is only for Algae cultivation. Not sure, but i don't think you need patents/research papers for growing plants.

[Akshit Salecha]

Guys, can we fix and finalize things soon. 2 days left and we are yet debating over the source. Just searching and posting new links won’t help, now is the time to convert what all you guys have searched in the last few days into one concise piece for the ppt. Please everyone work on the final touches rather than changing the entire thing.

[Dhruva Katrekar]

@akshit hector is not wrong...

and ya i guess we'l change the source as it seems more economical

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[Dhruva Katrekar]

see process is not going to change...only thing thats changing is the name of the strain and yield...nothing else

[Akshit Salecha]

Okay but, whatever it is it needs to be finalized. I am sure if you guys think this is better than it will be but, just fix it and compile and send it on the ppt thread so that I can start making it. There so many threads that I am honestly confused about what are the process involved.

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[Shalin Doshi]

Carbohydrate content approx 26% in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

http://europepmc.org/abstract/AGR/IND23221449/reload=0;jsessionid=1ygrqgfCSoLcdiHO6CFA.4