Process Design and Economics for the Production of Algal Biomass: Algal Biomass Production in Open Pond Systems and Processing Through Dewatering for Downstream Conversion

Ryan Davis; Christopher Kinchin; Eric Tan; David Humbird; Nicholas Grundl

doi:10.2172/1239893

Process Design and Economics for the Production of Algal Biomass: Algal Biomass Production in Open Pond Systems and Processing Through Dewatering for Downstream Conversion

Ryan Davis, Christopher Kinchin, Eric Tan, David Humbird, Nicholas Grundl

Catalytic Carbon Transformation and Scale-Up Center

DWH Process Consulting

Research output: NREL › Technical Report

Abstract

This report describes in detail a set of aspirational design and process targets to better understand the realistic economic potential for the production of algal biomass for subsequent conversion to biofuels and/or coproducts, based on the use of open pond cultivation systems and a series of dewatering operations to concentrate the biomass up to 20 wt% solids (ash-free dry weight basis).

Original language	American English
Number of pages	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1239893
State	Published - 2016

NREL Publication Number

NREL/TP-5100-64772

Keywords

algae
biofuels
biomass
coproducts
TEA
technoeconomic analysis

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