Algaeventure Systems at AlgalBBB St. Louis, July 2011
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Transcript of Algaeventure Systems at AlgalBBB St. Louis, July 2011
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1st International Conference on Algal
Biomass, Biofuels & Bioproducts
July 20, 2011
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DR. STEPHANIE SMITH,
CHIEF SCIENTIST
www.AlgaeVS.comOther Key Team Members
JIM COOK,
DIRECTOR
COMMERCIALIZATION
ROSS YOUNGS,
CEO
• DR. BEN STUART, ARPA-E Chief Scientist
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Ohio University
• DAVID R. COHO, Vice President Of Business Development
Global Sales & Marketing
• ERIC ROY, Contract CFO
Financial & Capital Planning
• CHRISTOPHER ALLEN, Patent Attorney,
Intellectual Property Counsel
• CHAD HUMMELL, Government Relation,
Industries And Collaborations
• JOE JURATOVAC, Development Project Leader
Design Team Leader
• NICK MEISTER, Bio-Chemical Engineer
• JON MARTIN, Growth Team Leader
• SHANNONOGERS, Materials Engineer
Team Attending
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Algaeventure Systems
Marysville OH
GLSM Field Office
Natural Algae Collection & Concentration through RAC
SLS Dewatering
Solar Drying (summer 2011)
Similar activities at demonstration sites 2011-2012
• Energy and key commodities costs up over 200-300%
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• 64% of U.S. waters impaired, >400% increase from the 10-20% in 1972*
• Harmful algae blooms increasing at alarming rate worldwide
Grand Lake Saint Marys, Ohio, USA 2010
* E.P.A. (2009) National water quality inventory
Energy
Materials
Fuels
Foods & Feeds
Unique High Value
Providing higher-value products while
using co-location to reduce CAPEX
and OPEX
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GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS (OHIO’S LARGEST INLAND LAKE)
• Passive Collection
• Remove after density increase
• Ideal for < 1 gram / liter
Variables
• Materials
• Dwells
• Removal Method
Tube Worm Feather Duster
• 30 minutes – 2 hours for Dwell
• Batch or Continuous
• Energy 0.02 - .8 kWh/kg
Example
Nick Meister, AVS
Low-Energy• < 5% energy use of a Centrifuge• Applications for any dilute solutions
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Nature’s Way• Surface Physics• Adhesion & Cohesion• Capillary• Wicking
Patent Applied
Fouling of screen due
to differential
pressure
No fouling of screen
because of SLS Capillary
Separation
Push
Pressure
Pull
Molecular Adhesion
Vs. How compression occurs or not
Scale Improvements
• Porous Media
• Materials
• Pre-well
Leads to
• Volume
• Size
• Materials
Nick Meister, AVS
• Efficiently dewaters micro-solids in dilute solutions
• 2.2 billion-dollar centrifuge industry
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SLS has successfully processed:
• Poultry Fats
• Coal Fines
• Wastewater Slurry
• Waxy Gluten Plant Starch
• Spent Brewer’s Yeast
• Corn Ethanol Solubles
• Anaerobic Digestate
• Livestock Waste
• Food Waste Streams
Volume Remains the Challenge -
Getting to Scale of Tons per day
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SLS Pilot Model for small-scale production
SLS Industrial Model for large-scale production
Mobile platform for SLS Industrial field deployment
SLS Lab Model for low-energy evaluation
Global Customers
• USA• Japan • Austria• New Zealand• Australia• Hungary
Patents FiledLicensingExposure
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