mpp-30 algae photobioreactor
Berkeley, CA
Laboratory Glass Apparatus, Inc. has introduced an Algae Photobioreactor for screening oil bearing algae species for further testing and eventual industrial production. The MPP-30, or 30 liter Mini Pilot Plant features three 10 liter Pyrex reactor chambers each with its own light, temperature and gas/air controls. Since algae can double its mass several times a day, finding a candidate strain from which fuels can be made becomes a routine task.
The recent excitement in algae is based on several points:
1. It can double or triple its biomass in 24 hours (over 100 x more oil per acre per year than the best land oil crop such as soy beans).
2. It thrives in areas not usable by agriculture, thus its non-competing status.
3. Oil content can be as high as 80% of its dry weight.
4. By-products include fuel, medicine, and high protein animal feed.
5. It can sequester global warming CO2 from coal fired power plants; process municipal waste water; absorb chemical fertilizer; absorb animal waste from farming operations and prevent environmental contamination.
Laboratory Glass Apparatus, Inc. , in business since 1965, has been providing glass blowing services to chemists, scientists, and researchers in the various fields of science and technology. Using drawings and prints, they fabricate, repair or modify glassware and quartzware.
Their staff of experienced glassblowers manufacture prototypes to production runs of most glassware and quartzware. They are also one of the few glass shops in the Bay Area that can accommodate 10” tubing or 100 liter flasks.
http://www.laboratoryglassapparatus.com/
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