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RNG Discloses Technology for Algae-based Fuel
US - Renewable Energy Group®, has revealed it has scalable commercialization technology capable of refining and producing large volumes of high quality algae biodiesel.Ames-based REG® has implemented technology to refine the oil from a variety of algae strains and produce algae biodiesel exceeding ASTM standards. REG has pre-treated and produced high quality algae biodiesel at the pilot scale level with results that will lead to commercial production. With available feedstocks and additional algae oil production partners, REG can augment current pre-treatment and production of algae biodiesel in continually increasing volumes as part of their current continuous-flow, commercial-scale process technology.
* "Commercial demonstration of algae biodiesel at this level is a major step forward for the industry" |
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Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Oh.
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With these scalability options, REG looks to initiate additional partnerships for commercial-scale production of algae biodiesel at volumes comparable to those from other vegetable and animal feedstocks now in use, said Chief Operating Officer Daniel Oh, who oversees technology and researchand- development programs for the company.
“Commercial demonstration of algae biodiesel at this level is a major step forward for the industry,” Oh said. “By defining the processing parameters for larger volumes of algae oil, we can process the algae oil using REG’s commercial scale production technology like any other feedstock out there today.”
“REG’s successful demonstration of technologies presents the flexibility and opportunity for it to partner with almost any algae-oil supplier for biodiesel,” explained Research and Development Manager Glen Meier. “Universal compatibility is the fastest means to procure the volumes of feedstock needed for large-scale commercialization.”
As part of the commercialization process, crude algae oil is cleaned and refined using REG’s pretreatment technology. It is then converted to biodiesel using a system similar to that in current commercial-scale biodiesel production process. Despite algae oil’s distinct processing challenges, REG has produced algae biodiesel which exceeds ASTM D6751 and EN 14214 quality specifications.
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