OriginOil Algae Screen verified by academics

In California, OriginOil announced that academic testing has verified its new Algae Screen™ growth optimizer effectively controls bacteria and microscopic predators in commercial algae production, helping to promote high rates of cultivation of the most valuable species.

“Initial test results saw a dramatic drop in contaminant load while the culture still maintained target cell integrity,” said Dr. Matt L. Julius of the Department of Biological Sciences at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. “This is one technology that will change the industry once it is fully validated.”

The researcher, who intends to publish a peer-reviewed paper on the process, found that the Algae Screen prototype required less than 0.1 watt-hour of electricity per gallon of treated water. This means an Algae Screen Model 60, offering a 60 liter per minute capacity, can treat a 40,000 liter pond or bioreactor for less than 10 cents per day, pumping extra.