Algae Oil Extraction - News, Trends, Algae Oil Extraction Links
Half the cost of algae fuel production is in processing and extraction
"Dr. Sayre told me that at least half the cost of producing biofuels from algae is in the process of harvesting and extracting oil." - Read More
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New Biomass Extraction Equipment Increases Yields for Contract R&D, Toll Processing
A new biomass extraction processing line being assembled at POS Pilot Plant will maximize the amount of oil extracted from biomass, yield profitable by-products, and recycle the solvent used during processing. Depending on biomass composition, extraction capacity will approach 2 tonnes of dried biomass per day - making the technology ideal for contract R&D at the pilot plant scale, as well as for small scale specialty toll processing. - Read More
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Process for producing a naturally-derived carotene/oil composition by direct extraction from algae
A process for formation of a naturally derived composition comprising carotenes, particularly beta-carotene, in oil. It involves direct oil extraction of the carotene from algae. Algae are initially harvested as a water slurry and concentrated, as by flocculation, in the slurry. The concentrated part of the slurry is then mixed with oil and homogenized to form an oil emulsion. The water/oil emulsion is broken & the oil phase containing the carotene separated by centrifugation (patent 1987). - Read More
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Algae-Link developing technology to extract oil from algae paste
Algae-Link claims it has developed a new way to extract oil from wet algae paste. The algae paste is collected from a reactor through filtering or centrifugation and directly, without drying, is processed in AlgaeLink's oil extraction system. Total power consumption used in a 45m3 per hour oil extraction process is 26 kilowatts, which turns 50% of the algae paste into oil. (Mar 2008) - Read More
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AlgaeLink's New Process for Oil Extraction from Algae
(May 2008) In the Netherlands, AlgaeLink announced a new process for extracting algae oil without using chemicals, drying or an oil press. The company said that its patent-pending technique uses 26 kilowatts of power to produce 12,000 gallons of algae oil per hour, with a yield of 50 percent from the initial algae paste.
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Oil extraction current methods
Oil currently is removed from algae through several techniques such as solvent extraction and supercritical fluid processing.
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