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 [and five others].
Publication Info.
Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, February 2016.
Title from title screen (viewed on July 27, 2016).
Published through SciTech Connect.
02/17/2016.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-98).
Summary
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).