SBIR Phase II: On-Farm Algae Production for Livestock Feed and Biofuel

SBIR 第二阶段：用于牲畜饲料和生物燃料的农场藻类生产

• 批准号: 1127180
• 负责人: William Tooley
• 金额: $ 49.89万
• 依托单位: Thule Group of Consultants Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1127180&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Farm; Algae

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project plans to refine and test prototype facilities for commercialization of on-farm algae production and harvesting. Algae will be utilized initially for livestock feed and in future for bio-fuel. The project targets an emerging global market for construction of on-farm algae infrastructure. At the consumer level, the market is driven by favorable consumer response to Omega-3 health benefits in meat, milk, cheese and eggs.The broader impacts of this research are: to increase scientific and technical knowledge of algae production for animal feed; to grow, harvest and utilize algae strains that might otherwise be overlooked; to improve consumer health, especially cardio-vascular health, and reduce obesity; to meet the demand for algae in livestock feed; and to construct algae facilities which will be able to expand into bio-fuel production when oil extraction technologies mature. On-farm algae production conserves energy and protects the environment by using less water, fuel, and fertilizer than land-based farming.

该小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目计划完善和测试原型设施，以实现农场藻类生产和收获的商业化。藻类最初将用于牲畜饲料，未来将用于生物燃料。该项目瞄准了农场藻类基础设施建设的新兴全球市场。在消费者层面，消费者对肉类、牛奶、奶酪和鸡蛋中的 Omega-3 健康益处的积极反应推动了市场的发展。这项研究的更广泛影响包括： 增加用于动物饲料的藻类生产的科学和技术知识；种植、收获和利用可能被忽视的藻类菌株；改善消费者健康，特别是心血管健康，并减少肥胖；满足牲畜饲料中对藻类的需求；并建设藻类设施，当石油开采技术成熟时，这些设施将能够扩展到生物燃料生产。与陆地农业相比，农场藻类生产使用更少的水、燃料和肥料，从而节省能源并保护环境。