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| Dilemma #1: Lipid content comes at the expense of growth. |
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Photon8 Solution:
Genetically enhance an alga to produce lipids preferentially |
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| Dilemma #2: Closed system offer superior control and efficiency, at a high cost. Open systems offer lower cost, yet suffer lower production efficiency, evaporation, CO2 loss, control issues, environmental exposure. |
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Photon8 Solution: At < $10/m2, Photon8’s Parallel Film Reactor (PFRsm), (patent pending) with ‘Traveling Wave Technology’ (patent pending) offers closed-system performance at lesser cost than an open system, and makes full use of injected CO2. |
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| Dilemma #3: Dewatering costs for conventional extraction dwarf the product value, kill valuable cells |
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Photon8 Solution: Remove the lipids from the alga without dewatering, without killing the cell, reuse the cell: “Cell-Viable Extractionsm” |
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