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When the smell of french fries wafts through the airplane cabin, is it from that guy in 24D scarfing down a fast-food meal — or the jet engines? That question certainly could be food-for-thought for imaginative passengers, as airline companies develop a bigger appetite for the fuels described in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. In the article, C&EN...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AFS BioOil has announced that its state-of-the art facility located at a wastewater treatment plant in the San Francisco Bay Area is open for tours for strategic partners and customers. The volume of the system is 150 m(3); the annual nameplate capacity is 55 tons of algae biomass. The installed bioreactor is a full-scale system that proves scalability, biomass cultivation yields, and operating costs. (Photo:...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype bioreactor—a device for culturing cells to create engineered tissues—that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis. Tissue created this way might someday be used to replace, for example, damaged or diseased cartilage in the knee and hip. Conventional methods for evaluating...

Microalgae are single-cell plants that comprise nature's smallest and most efficient photosynthetic engines: all they need to thrive is water, light, and air. When bred under controlled conditions, their applications range from pharmaceuticals to wastewater treatment to biofuels. Current microalgae breeding methods, however, perform far below the fundamental bounds allowed by the laws of nature. Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negrev in Israel have identified strategies to improve...

HOUSTON, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Algae Farm (USA), Inc. (Pink Sheets: ALGF), announces that it has completed development of its proprietary Algapond indoor algae production system. This unique system is modular and scalable and can be used indoors anywhere where water and power are available. Algapond utilizes customized LED lighting, proprietary water movement and contamination features in both 200 and 400 gallon Algapond versions. "ALGF's technology and processes,...

LONDON, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Depleting water reserves in China, especially northern China, calls for effective water regeneration technologies. Membrane bioreactor has emerged as the water treatment and reclamation technology of choice among both municipal and industrial end users. Considering the increasingly stringent wastewater discharge standards for various industrial sectors, MBR wastewater treatment technology is definitely the way forward. New analysis from Frost...

LumiGrow, Inc., the leading provider of smart horticultural lighting, today announced that Algae Farm, a pioneer in the indoor cultivation of high yield algae oil, residual biomass and algal biomass, is implementing the LumiGrow LED solution. Algae Farm’s selection of the LumiGrow solution is projected to save the company $400 thousand in the first year following installation. Novato, CA (PRWEB) November 29, 2011 LumiGrow, Inc. (http://www.lumigrow.com), the leading provider of...

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Membrane Bioreactors market. The global market for Membrane Bioreactors is forecast to reach US$888 million by the year 2017, driven by stringent effluent discharge norms, rising water scarcity, and enhanced emphasis on water reuse and recycling for freshwater conservation. Other factors fuelling market growth include technological advancements, the need to replace traditional equipment, and increasing application across various...

GOLDEN, Colo., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BioVantage Resources, Inc. (www.biovantageresources.com) has announced the availability of algae scale-up bioreactors to reduce time-to-commercialization, facilitating small-to-large volume production of phototrophic cultures. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110920/CG70212) Products come in three form-factors: 8-30 liter bubble columns, 400-6000 liter tank-based bioreactors (or inoculation systems), and larger,...

In the news release, HDS International Becomes Member of Algal Biomass Organization, issued 12-Sep-2011 by HDS International Corp. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the third paragraph, second sentence, should read "On August 17th, 2011" rather than " In August 2010" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: HDS International Becomes Member of Algal Biomass Organization PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HDS...