Countries around the world accelerate the development of algae biofuels
In order to develop oil substitutes, major global biochemical companies with long-term strategic vision have shifted their sights from land to sea. Algae have the advantages of not occupying cultivated land, fast production speed, and being suitable for large-area planting. Algae as a raw material for the production of bio-chemicals began to enter the stage of industrialization. Following the launch of several seaweed projects in Europe and the United States, Asian countries have also announced their respective algae development plans.
Algae: Can be harvested 50 times a year Mari Rosenthal, executive director of algae biomass, says algae has a unique advantage over other biomass feedstocks. It takes about 100 days for corn to mature, but algae can complete the process of growth and harvest in just 1 week. It can harvest 50 times a year. The low cost will keep algae cultivation higher. Although the current industry scale is still very small, but the future of algae fuel and plastic industry will usher in a good opportunity for development.
According to Senator Edgar Do'Angara of the Philippines, algae fuels are generally considered more economically advantageous than fuels from other sources. Seaweeds not only grow faster than other biofuels, but there is no lignin in seaweed. Therefore no pretreatment process is required. In addition, the oil content of algal dry matter exceeds 50%, up to 70%, far more than terrestrial plants. Algae can also absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon emission reduction and fuel conversion effects are very impressive.
On June 8th, at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, Airbus led the world's first aircraft to use 100% seaweed biofuels to complete the first flight test, demonstrating that the algae biofuel is completely Can meet the requirements of aviation flight. According to Airbus's parent company, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), the test results show that compared with traditional aviation kerosene, seaweed-produced biofuel can provide higher energy due to its own nitrogen content and sulfur content. With a low amount, the nitrogen oxide emissions from seaweed biofuel tail gas are reduced by 40%, sulfur oxide is only 1/60th, and the hydrocarbon content is also greatly reduced. Some experts said that in the near future, hybrid vehicles using algae as raw materials will come out and completely subvert the existing aviation fuel pattern.
Algae fuels: The accelerating development of algae biofuels in various countries has shown great market prospects since its inception. Currently, many coastal countries around the world have begun comprehensive research on the cultivation, transformation, and application of algae biofuels. Algae biofuels will be the future energy structure. It occupies an important position.
This spring, Norwegian company SES, which specializes in the research and development of algae energy, applied for a patent for a modern device. This device is a seaweed cultivation carrier that enables algae to grow in deeper and wider waters, thus allowing large-scale cultivation of seaweed in seawater. SES said that if seaweed grows in 0.05% of the European coastal waters, the annual production of seaweed will reach 75 million tons, which can produce 3.2 billion liters of ethanol, equivalent to 4.7% of global ethanol production in 2008.
In March this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency and DuPont reached an investment agreement to allocate US$9 million for DuPont’s use of sugars in seaweed to produce next-generation biofuel isobutanol, a project that will take place in Southern California. The state built a large-scale seaweed aquaculture plant, optimized the production process, and reduced production costs.
On June 18th, EADS, Eurocopter and a biofuel company in Argentina announced an agreement in Brazil to develop a commercial scale algae biofuel project. After data evaluation and feasibility studies, it will be conducted in Brazil. Industrial fuel production.
In addition, Asian countries also announced their respective algae development plans. Forty-one companies, including Toyota Motor Corporation, Hitachi, Nippon Oil, and Idemitsu Kosan, have joined the project team led by Tsukuba University of Japan to produce fuels, cosmetics, chemicals and foods using microscopic microalgae as raw materials; the Philippine government will also plan 100 hectares. Land, and invested 5 million U.S. dollars to develop an ethanol fuel extraction project from seaweed. The project will be built in Luzon and Bohol. It is currently looking for cooperatives. According to South Korean energy officials, South Korea will develop in the next 10 years. The 86,000-acre seaweed cultivation area will enable algae bioethanol to replace 13% of South Korea's oil by 2020.
Algae plastics: seizing the market's current light In addition to being used as a raw material for biofuels, the use of algae has also expanded into the field of bioplastics. American starch plastics manufacturer Cereplast will begin production of algae-based polymers by the end of this year. Frederick Hill, CEO of Cereplast, stated that by 2020, the market value of the bio-plastics industry will be about 20 billion. To seize this market, and without pushing up grain prices, algae bio-plastic will become the company's first choice. Within five years, plastics production using algae as raw materials will account for 30% to 40% of Cereplast's business. At present, there are many cooperative companies that have shown great interest in seaweed plastics. Cereplast hopes to improve the development of algae plastics in the next three years. According to the plan, the company will have an injection molding and a hot-pressing production line at the end of this year.
Hill said that at present, the key to the industrialization of algae plastics is first to find a stable source of raw materials, which is the basis for expanding industrial production. Another key is to create biodegradable products to replace expanded polystyrene.
In addition, the United States Algenol company has begun to contact with a number of companies including Dow Chemical, the bio-ethanol produced by algae plants further used to produce plastic. Rosenthal said that currently General Motors, Dow Chemical, and Kimberly-Clark are seeking products that use algae as raw materials. The potential market demand for bioplastics in the future is about 20 million tons, worth 45 billion pounds. Although algal plastics are still lagging far behind algae fuels in terms of industrialization, more and more of the bioplastic market will be occupied by algae plastics in the future.
Algae: Can be harvested 50 times a year Mari Rosenthal, executive director of algae biomass, says algae has a unique advantage over other biomass feedstocks. It takes about 100 days for corn to mature, but algae can complete the process of growth and harvest in just 1 week. It can harvest 50 times a year. The low cost will keep algae cultivation higher. Although the current industry scale is still very small, but the future of algae fuel and plastic industry will usher in a good opportunity for development.
According to Senator Edgar Do'Angara of the Philippines, algae fuels are generally considered more economically advantageous than fuels from other sources. Seaweeds not only grow faster than other biofuels, but there is no lignin in seaweed. Therefore no pretreatment process is required. In addition, the oil content of algal dry matter exceeds 50%, up to 70%, far more than terrestrial plants. Algae can also absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and carbon emission reduction and fuel conversion effects are very impressive.
On June 8th, at the International Aerospace Exhibition in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany, Airbus led the world's first aircraft to use 100% seaweed biofuels to complete the first flight test, demonstrating that the algae biofuel is completely Can meet the requirements of aviation flight. According to Airbus's parent company, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), the test results show that compared with traditional aviation kerosene, seaweed-produced biofuel can provide higher energy due to its own nitrogen content and sulfur content. With a low amount, the nitrogen oxide emissions from seaweed biofuel tail gas are reduced by 40%, sulfur oxide is only 1/60th, and the hydrocarbon content is also greatly reduced. Some experts said that in the near future, hybrid vehicles using algae as raw materials will come out and completely subvert the existing aviation fuel pattern.
Algae fuels: The accelerating development of algae biofuels in various countries has shown great market prospects since its inception. Currently, many coastal countries around the world have begun comprehensive research on the cultivation, transformation, and application of algae biofuels. Algae biofuels will be the future energy structure. It occupies an important position.
This spring, Norwegian company SES, which specializes in the research and development of algae energy, applied for a patent for a modern device. This device is a seaweed cultivation carrier that enables algae to grow in deeper and wider waters, thus allowing large-scale cultivation of seaweed in seawater. SES said that if seaweed grows in 0.05% of the European coastal waters, the annual production of seaweed will reach 75 million tons, which can produce 3.2 billion liters of ethanol, equivalent to 4.7% of global ethanol production in 2008.
In March this year, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency and DuPont reached an investment agreement to allocate US$9 million for DuPont’s use of sugars in seaweed to produce next-generation biofuel isobutanol, a project that will take place in Southern California. The state built a large-scale seaweed aquaculture plant, optimized the production process, and reduced production costs.
On June 18th, EADS, Eurocopter and a biofuel company in Argentina announced an agreement in Brazil to develop a commercial scale algae biofuel project. After data evaluation and feasibility studies, it will be conducted in Brazil. Industrial fuel production.
In addition, Asian countries also announced their respective algae development plans. Forty-one companies, including Toyota Motor Corporation, Hitachi, Nippon Oil, and Idemitsu Kosan, have joined the project team led by Tsukuba University of Japan to produce fuels, cosmetics, chemicals and foods using microscopic microalgae as raw materials; the Philippine government will also plan 100 hectares. Land, and invested 5 million U.S. dollars to develop an ethanol fuel extraction project from seaweed. The project will be built in Luzon and Bohol. It is currently looking for cooperatives. According to South Korean energy officials, South Korea will develop in the next 10 years. The 86,000-acre seaweed cultivation area will enable algae bioethanol to replace 13% of South Korea's oil by 2020.
Algae plastics: seizing the market's current light In addition to being used as a raw material for biofuels, the use of algae has also expanded into the field of bioplastics. American starch plastics manufacturer Cereplast will begin production of algae-based polymers by the end of this year. Frederick Hill, CEO of Cereplast, stated that by 2020, the market value of the bio-plastics industry will be about 20 billion. To seize this market, and without pushing up grain prices, algae bio-plastic will become the company's first choice. Within five years, plastics production using algae as raw materials will account for 30% to 40% of Cereplast's business. At present, there are many cooperative companies that have shown great interest in seaweed plastics. Cereplast hopes to improve the development of algae plastics in the next three years. According to the plan, the company will have an injection molding and a hot-pressing production line at the end of this year.
Hill said that at present, the key to the industrialization of algae plastics is first to find a stable source of raw materials, which is the basis for expanding industrial production. Another key is to create biodegradable products to replace expanded polystyrene.
In addition, the United States Algenol company has begun to contact with a number of companies including Dow Chemical, the bio-ethanol produced by algae plants further used to produce plastic. Rosenthal said that currently General Motors, Dow Chemical, and Kimberly-Clark are seeking products that use algae as raw materials. The potential market demand for bioplastics in the future is about 20 million tons, worth 45 billion pounds. Although algal plastics are still lagging far behind algae fuels in terms of industrialization, more and more of the bioplastic market will be occupied by algae plastics in the future.
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