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TABLE 9.4 (
Continued
)
Cost Estimates for the Production of Algal Biomass and Algal Oil on a Large Scale
Biomass
Productivity
(g DW m
−2
d
−1
)
[Biomass
concentration
(g L
−1
)]
Estimated
Cost of
Algal
Biomass
(US$ per kg
biomass)
Estimated
Cost of Algal
Lipid (L) or
Biodiesel (D)
(US$ per
liter)
Lipid
Content
(%)
Ref.
Species
Location
Assumptions wrt Process
Norsker et al., 2011
Haematococcus,
Nannochloropsis,
Chlorella
Eindhoven, the
Netherlands
[1.7 g L
−1
]
5.41
Tubular photobioreactor, as wet
paste; disposable polyethylene
tubing; 1-year lifetime
assumed; circulation at 0.5 m
s
−1
Norsker et al., 2011
Haematococcus,
Nannochloropsis,
Chlorella
Bonaire, Dutch
Antilles
[1.7 g L
−1
]
3.18
Tubular photobioreactor, as wet
paste; disposable polyethylene
tubing; 1-year lifetime
assumed; circulation at 0.5 m
s
−1
Norsker et al., 2011
Haematococcus,
Nannochloropsis,
Chlorella
Bonaire, Dutch
Antilles
[1.7 g L
−1
]
0.91
Tubular photobioreactor, as wet
paste; disposable polyethylene
tubing; 1-year lifetime
assumed; circulation at 0.5 m
s
−1
; assume free supply of
CO
2
from lue gas, nutrients
from wastewater, and
photosynthetic eficiency
increased to 60%
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