Search Results for 'Microalgae'

Swedish researcher finds microalgae can be good solution for Nordic climate

Swedish researcher finds microalgae can be good solution for Nordic climate

June 22, 2022 |

In Sweden, microalgae can recover greenhouse gases and nutrients from industrial waste. This technology can be used to reduce climate footprint and eutrophication. A PhD candidate’s dissertation in ecology shows that microalgae can also be used in the Nordic climate, which has previously been considered a challenge as the algae are dependent on heat and […]

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Mexican researchers develop prototype photobioreactor for microalgae

Mexican researchers develop prototype photobioreactor for microalgae

December 22, 2021 |

In Mexico, researchers at the National Technological Institute of Mexico, Morelia Technological Institute campus, have developed a prototype of a photobioreactor for optimization of the Chlorella Vulgaris microalgae for which they requested patent registration by Model of Utility before the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI). In addition to increasing current biomass production, it will […]

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Russian researchers lead team to show microalgae can clean pyrene from wastewater

Russian researchers lead team to show microalgae can clean pyrene from wastewater

November 1, 2021 |

In Russia, RUDN University chemists together with colleagues from India, Russia and South Africa showed that green microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana can be used for cleaning wastewater from a toxic pyrene. Algae absorb pyrene and at the same time change their metabolism to adapt to stressful conditions. As a result, more lipids are formed in algae, […]

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TotalEnergies and Veolia team to advance microalgae cultivation using CO2

TotalEnergies and Veolia team to advance microalgae cultivation using CO2

July 6, 2021 |

In France, TotalEnergies and Veolia have joined forces to accelerate the development of microalgae cultivation using CO2. The two partners will pool their know-how to develop a four-year research project at the La Mède biorefinery, operated by TotalEnergies, with the long-term goal of producing biofuel. Through photosynthesis, microalgae use sunlight and CO2 from the atmosphere […]

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All Nippon Airways’ first flight in world using microalgae ASTM certified fuel

All Nippon Airways’ first flight in world using microalgae ASTM certified fuel

June 20, 2021 |

Another world first just happened! All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline, took another step forward in advancing its leadership in sustainability, operating a regularly scheduled commercial domestic flight utilizing sustainable aviation fuel made from microalgae, blended with traditional jet fuel. Yes, SAF made from microalgae. And it was the first flight in the world […]

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Japanese researchers develop way to repartition carbon from carbs to lipids in microalgae

Japanese researchers develop way to repartition carbon from carbs to lipids in microalgae

May 6, 2021 |

In Japan, a cross-institutional collaboration with researchers from Kobe University and the Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute of the Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate has developed a technique to repartition carbon resources from carbohydrates to lipids in microalgae. It is hoped that this method can be applied to biofuel production. Researchers discovered that the majority […]

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Researchers report 3D-printed microalgae breakthrough

Researchers report 3D-printed microalgae breakthrough

May 3, 2021 |

In New York and the Netherlands, researchers have successfully 3-D printed living algae to create a self-sustaining material that could have wide-ranging applications in everything from fashion to Mars colonization.  The breakthrough was the result of a collaboration between the University of Rochester and Delft University of Technology and involved treating living microalgae like ink […]

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Next Meats teams with euglena to use microalgae in plant-based meat

Next Meats teams with euglena to use microalgae in plant-based meat

February 24, 2021 |

In Japan, Next Meats Co has signed a joint product development agreement with euglena Co., a biotech company also from Japan which specializes in cultivating Euglena and Chlorella (types of microalgae) and developing the biofuel business. It was announced that their first joint product “NEXT Euglena Yakiniku EX” is now available for pre-sale at the […]

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Microalgae for Recycling Water and Nutrients: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio Engineering

Microalgae for Recycling Water and Nutrients: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to MicroBio Engineering

December 22, 2020 |

Wastewater treatment is a huge problem with about 30 billion gallons per day in the U.S. You’ve got pathogens in the water that could reach drinking water supplies. You’ve got nutrients causing excess algae growth. You’ve got organic matter causing low dissolved oxygen. But MicroBio Engineering is trying to solve those problems with using microalgae to […]

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Researchers set criteria for determining best microalgae for biodiesel

Researchers set criteria for determining best microalgae for biodiesel

December 1, 2020 |

In Washington, in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, by AIP Publishing, researchers developed a methodology to analyze the properties of different species to select the best microalgae for use as an energy source by taking into account biological, economic, and environmental aspects.  The researchers created an overall score that standardized criteria for potential […]

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