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084— Optimizing Conditions To Maximize Algae Growth For Biodiesel Production, Samantha Ross, Wady Jacoby, Daria Zhogina, Pavel Ananev, Lauren Saggese, Aiden Williams
084— Optimizing Conditions To Maximize Algae Growth For Biodiesel Production, Samantha Ross, Wady Jacoby, Daria Zhogina, Pavel Ananev, Lauren Saggese, Aiden Williams
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Select subspecies of microalgae are considered to be the most promising candidates for third generation renewable resources of biodiesel. Algae not only ingest excess carbon emissions from the atmosphere, they also convert it into energy-dense lipids which can be harvested, and then transformed into biodiesel. However, before the fuel industry can adopt algae farming as a realistic alternative to fossil fuels, the process of harvesting algal lipids must be optimized further. Our research aims to make algal lipid extraction more realistic by determining the ideal growing conditions of the algae species Chlorella Vulgaris. Our research this semester focused on two …