Algenol, Linde Group partner to optimize CO2, oxygen in algal fuel production

In Florida, Algenol Biofuels and the international gases and engineering giant The Linde Group have inked a joint development project to develop cost-efficient technologies that capture, store, transport and supply CO2 for Algenol’s proprietary process for the production of third-generation (3G) biofuels out of carbon dioxide, salt water and algae, as well as remove oxygen from the photobioreactor. The research collaboration builds on a process developed by Algenol Biofuels and other partners.

Algenol makes low-cost ethanol directly from CO2 and seawater using hybrid algae in sealed, clear plastic photobioreactors, producing 6,000 gallons of ethanol per acre per year, an energy balance of more than five to one and an 80 percent lifecycle carbon reduction compared to petroleum.

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