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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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