{"id":34731,"date":"2016-05-10T07:43:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T05:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=34731"},"modified":"2021-09-09T21:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:41:29","slug":"phyco2-msu-announce-breakthrough-in-algae-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/phyco2-msu-announce-breakthrough-in-algae-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"PHYCO2, MSU announce breakthrough in algae technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHYCO2, an emerging algae growth and carbon dioxide sequestration company, has made a technology breakthrough in Phase I of the multi-year trial with Michigan State University.\u00a0 The technology partnership set out to capture man-made carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas emission (GHG)) and create renewable alternative energy feedstock.\u00a0 Phase I proved the technology can capture significant amounts of CO2<\/sub> for high-density algae cultivation with the PHYCO2 patented algae photo bioreactor.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PHYCO2\u2019s patented technology allows uncontaminated microalgae to grow indoors 24 hours a day, without sunlight, in any geographic location, year round. It is the first photo bioreactor to optimize algae growth by managing all the growth parameters (light, CO2<\/sub> and nutrients).\u00a0 Unlike previous open and closed systems, the PHYCO2 photo bioreactor system eliminates possible contamination from outside sources.\u00a0 Discovering the specific amount of time that algae needs to be exposed to light, as well as the time needed to rest in order to properly cultivate, PHYCO2 developed a system that is market sustainable and commercial.<\/p>\n

Working closely together, MSU and PHYCO2 found breakthrough results that out perform current open-pond systems, as well as competing studies being done at other universities.\u00a0 Within the first round of testing, the two-month period showed an algae density of 1.7 g\/L, a CO2 absorption rate of 52 percent, and a productivity rate of 0.34 g\/l solution\/ day, higher than the algae and production rates found at recently reported studies.<\/p>\n

Built in the T.B. Simon Power Plant, PHYCO2\u2019s photo bioreactor absorbs CO2<\/sub> emissions directly from the plant, creating pure algae strands that can be used for a multitude of products.\u00a0 Algae are used for an array of everyday products, from lipstick to ice cream, to gasoline and animal feed.\u00a0 The team is preparing for a second round of testing, in which the focus will be on doubling their algae density and reaching a productivity rate that is eight times the Phase I rate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the strong industry-university collaboration, the integration of the patented PHYCO2\u2019s reactor and MSU selected algal strains could lead to a soon-commercially-available solution to sequester CO2<\/sub> and produce high-value chemicals.\u00a0 Colocating the APB with the power plant allows the process to utilize waste heat from the power plant to dry and process the produced algae to further improve the energy balance,\u201d said Susie Liu, an assistant professor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Michigan State University.<\/p>\n

\u201cResults from Phase I testing demonstrates that our technology can be applied to manufacturers worldwide to reduce emissions, and create pure microalgae to be used as an alternate energy source, as we strive to create a market sustainable solution to address our environment without negatively impacting businesses,\u201d said PHYCO2 CEO William Clary. \u201cThe next phases of testing will focus on how effective the photo bioreactor can be for power plants looking to reduce their carbon footprint, and how the technology can be implemented to absorb other airborne pollutants for further algae cultivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The studies conducted at MSU with PHYCO2\u2019s photo bioreactor represents the future of cleaner emissions and the first CO2<\/sub> capture technology that truly is marketable, allowing MSU to continue to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and development.\u00a0 The collaboration is a direct response to the White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s call documented in the Clean Power Plan, and the UN Climate Change Conference, recently held in Paris.\u00a0 To follow the progress and learn more about the MSU and PHYCO2 partnership, you can visit www.phyco2.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PHYCO2, an emerging algae growth and carbon dioxide sequestration company, has made a technology breakthrough in Phase I of the multi-year trial with Michigan State University.\u00a0 The technology partnership set out to capture man-made carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas emission (GHG)) and create renewable alternative energy feedstock.\u00a0 Phase I proved the technology can capture significant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572,5571],"tags":[7190,10743],"supplier":[753,10869],"class_list":["post-34731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","category-co2-based","tag-algae","tag-useco2","supplier-michigan-state-university","supplier-phyco2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34731"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=34731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}