We aim to fullfil two markets with different designs of photobioreactor;
- Production of high value added products in low volumes using specialised microalgae in controlled laboratory conditions.
- Production of low/medium value products in higher volumes with microalgae grown in natural conditions.
Both of these roots to market need to valorise all of the co-products created during aquaculture. The biggest prize would be algae-based biofuels to replace our dependence on fossil fuels, initially providing Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), but ultimately using algae to shift the world to a hydrogen economy with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS).
The photobioreactor is at the proof-of-concept stage.
We are developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to investigate the design. One of the biggest challenges is keeping the internal surfaces of thousands of plastic bottles clean, so the microalgae don’t self-limit their photosynthesis capability. This problem can be controlled by a combination of methods. We are keen to discuss the biofilm challenge with academics and technical specialists in this field.
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| [1] | UK-Roadmap-for-Algal-Technologies.pdf source: https://www.algae-uk.org.uk/resources/publications/ |