Howdy again Dale:
Algae is grown in what is called a raceway for large systems, but for
small systems
you can use bags, or tanks, but have more dark area than light area, or you
can grow
tubular reactors, which would be my choice for growing in a small system.
Here
is a link that you my want to check out to see what such a system might look
like.
http://www.variconaqua.com/bioreactors.htm
http://www.irccm.de/greenhouse/project.html

Photo of a large system can be seen he
http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/...127/algae.html

And this is a good read:
http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html

Another good read; Microreactor:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/news...roreactors.htm
http://www.capitalpress.info/print.a...56&TM=52092.43


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"Dale Eastman" wrote in message
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Thank you. The links give me something to read...

And a little more hope in Peak Oil.

Harbin Osteen wrote:

Hi Dale:
This site claims 2641 gallons per hector:
http://www.oilgae.com/algae/oil/yield/yield.html

Gallons of Oil per Acre per Year

Corn . . . . . . . 18

Soybeans . . . .48

Safflower. . . . . 83

Sunflower . . . 102

Rapeseed. . . 127

Oil Palm . . . . 635

Micro Algae . .5000-15000:
http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directo...from_Algae_Oil
The highest yield feedstock for biodiesel is hydroponic algae, which can
produce 250 times the amount per acre as soybeans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel

Micro algaes present the best option for producing Bio Fuel such as
biodiesel in quantities sufficient to completely replace petroleum. While
traditional crops have yields of around 50-150 gallons of biodiesel per
acre per year, algaes can yield 5,000-20,000 gallons per acre per year.
http://www.solaroof.org/wiki/SolaRoof/MassAlgaeCulture

a.. Different algae species produce different amounts of oil. Some algae
( diatoms for instance) produce up to 50% oil by weight.
http://www.castoroil.in/reference/pl...sel_algae.html

a.. Soybean: 40 to 50 US gal/acre (40 to 50 m³/km²)
b.. Rapeseed: 110 to 145 US gal/acre (100 to 140 m³/km²)
c.. Mustard: 140 US gal/acre (130 m³/km²)
d.. Jatropha: 175 US gal/acre (160 m³/km²)
e.. Palm oil: 650 US gal/acre (610 m³/km²) [2]
f.. Algae: 10,000 to 20,000 US gal/acre (10,000 to 20,000 m³/km²)
http://www.biodieseltechnologiesindi...elsources.html

These are just a few sites, and I'm sure there are some more detailed
sites out there.


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