SBIR Phase I: Integrated Algal Platform for Bio-Diesel and Hydrogen

SBIR一期项目将开发和建立一个简单的藻类生物燃料平台，该平台将从国内种植的生物质中生产氢气和生物柴油形式的生物燃料。生产的氢气可用于工业应用，而生产的生物柴油可用于满足运输需求，从而以对环境负责的方式实现更大的能源自给自足。以这种方式生产这些生物燃料代表着与目前从化石燃料中生产这些燃料的技术的重大背离，从而减少了国家能源消耗。美国对进口燃料的依赖。最终，该团队将开发中试规模数据（1-1.5升），并使用经验数据来确定扩大规模的经济依据。该项目的更广泛/商业影响将是为中试规模设施的氢气和生物燃料生产建立基线值，可能减少肥料生产中的温室气体排放。

This SBIR Phase I project will develop and establish a straightforward algal bio-fuels platform that will produce both hydrogen and bio-fuel in the form of biodiesel from domestically grown biomass. The produced hydrogen can be used for industrial applications while the produced biodiesel can be used to satisfy transportation needs, thus enabling greater energy self sufficiency in an environmentally responsible manner. Production of these bio-fuels in this manner represents a major departure from current technology of producing them from fossil fuels, thereby reducing the Nation?s dependence on imported fuels. Ultimately, the team will develop pilot scale data (1-1.5 liters) and use the empirical data to define economic rationale for scale up. The broader/commercial impact of the project will be to establish baseline values for the hydrogen and bio-fuel production from pilot scale facilities, potentially reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer production.