Prima Contact Harta
 Română  English
 
 
Prima / Noutati / US project combining carbon capture and biofuel production moves to next phase
US project combining carbon capture and biofuel production moves to next phase
17.08.2012  
Accesări: 1578   
imprimare

 

http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/articles/i/5336/?cid=3

 

A US Department of Energy project that aims to use captured CO2 from flue gas to produce algal biofuels is moving to its next phase.

 

The project at Touchstone Research Laboratory in West Virginia will use algae in four ponds to photosynthesize CO2 captured from a small, coal-fired combustor.

As the algae grows, thanks to the CO2, it will produce oils - or lipids - which can be harvested and used to produce biofuels.

The trial will use innovative 'phase-change materials' to cover the algal ponds. The material absorbs sunlight during the day and releases it at night to maintain a constant temperature, while also minimising evaporation and preventing other species getting into the ponds.

The algae ponds should produce around 2000 gallons of oil each year, which will be upgraded to biofuel. In addition, the Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research Development Center will test an anaerobic digestion process to convert the residual algae biomass to methane.

Touchstone, which is working with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, GZA GeoEnvironmental and OpenAlgae, will run the trial for 14 months to gather data for future commercial efforts.

 


Plasează articolul în:
google Delicious Digg Yahoo Facebook Twitter Netvibes linkedin
 
 
Prima   Contact   Harta
vizitatori: 846678
sus
B2B and B2C solutions , Branding & Graphic Design Services,Website Design and Development , E-Commerce Systems,Software Application Architecture and Development,Multimedia solutions , 2D/3D modeling & animation solutions,Video & Post Production Creat de Trimaran
 
Profilul energetic al tarii   /   Cadrul legislativ   /   Studii de caz   /   Profiliurile INP/CN   /   Planuri de afaceri   /   Constientizare   /   Publicaţii   /   Noutati
Tel. +373 22 232247   /  Fax. +373 22 232247

Adresa: Str. Mitropolit Dosoftei 156a, bir. 37, mun. Chisinau, Republica Moldova