PPT-Bioprospecting to Discover Local Algae for Biofuel Producti

Cassidy Laird Muriel Steele and Dr David Ladner Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences Abstract Introduction Algae are transformed into biofuel using three steps cultivation harvesting and conversion. By Mark . Zhou and . Asad. . Zaheer. Structure. May live in colonies. Store energy as starch. Stacked thylakoids. Cell walls made of cellulose. Most have flagella. Red color from . phycoerythrin. . Steven F, Myles K, Kyle S, Will . B. Teacher Facilitator: Todd White, EISD. What is our project? . Sending algae to a microgravity environment to observe its growth.. Compare to a ground truth experiment.. non-invasive. to local SWFL waters . and get out- competed. by naturally occurring algae and other organisms. AB1 is . not able . to synthesize known . cyanotoxins. Algenol’s environmental studies were . Marlo Lewis, Ph.D.. Senior Fellow. Competitive Enterprise Institute. American Dream Coalition. Austin, TX. November 7, 2015. Big Picture. The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program is . DATE: . October 1, 2014. Jonathan L. Male. Director, . Bioenergy Technologies Office . Outline. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Overview. Algae Program . Research and Development . Portfolio . Algae Program Demonstration Portfolio. SEAWEEDS. . An Overview. Phycology. The study of Algae. Also called . Algology. Not a plant - lack the structural complexity of higher plants . They DO photosynthesize. Characteristics. Range in size from . All are free-floating. All capture light energy by oxygenic photosynthesis . All use a suite of photosynthetic pigments that includes Chlorophyll a.. Major Groups of Freshwater . Phytoplankters. Blue-Green Algae- . Implantable medical devices. The medical field is heavily reliant on implantable medical devices that require electricity to run. 600,000 pacemakers implanted worldwide each year. (Wood et al., 2002) . Algae Biofeedback Market report published by Value Market Research provides a detailed market analysis comprising of market size, share, value, growth and trends for the period 2018-2025. ) is a plant-like organism that uses sunlight to produce energy in a process called . photosynthesis. . Algae are extremely important organisms because they are considered to be the primary oxygen-producing organisms on Earth. all. . shapes . and sizes. . Algae . are not plants, even though they sometimes look . like. . them. . . They . are all referred to as algae, the . red. , green and brown . algae. . are . chlorophyllus. . thallophytes. that can manufacture their own food and they produce oxygen during photosynthesis. So they are called as autotrophic . thallophytes. .. The term . thallus. is used for plant body that is not differentiated into root, stem and leaves. Lacks vascular system.. Development. Shulin Chen (chens@wsu.edu), Leader. Bioprocessing and Bioproduct Engineering Laboratory (BBEL). Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Washington State University . July . 31, 2013. Bioprospecting. is the process of discovery and commercialization of new products based on biological resources. . . Bioprospecting. , also known as biodiversity prospecting, is the exploration of biological material for commercially valuable genetic and biochemical properties. .