Our proposed SolarMagnatronTM Symbiotic Energy System is being created to be a complete algae-to energy and CO2 emissions control solution. The mutually symbiotic relationship we envision by combining our complementary technologies will enable production of energy-rich algal biomass to bio-crude oils, fuels and valuable chemicals. An integral part of the SES design is the capture of CO2 and other industrial waste emissions from the host fossil-fueled polluting plant‘s smokestack and their conversion into nutrients for algae biomass production or neutralization as part of a complete and much more cost-effective air pollution abatement system.
Based upon promising early results of prototype system tests performed by our air pollution control technology partner, QDS Science, large quantities of recoverable CO2 gases and other chemical emissions are convertible into algae feedstock capable of generating huge volumes of energy-rich algal biomass. The “bio-crude” produced from the algae biomass is an intermediate product that may be converted into “green” biofuel. The biofuel may either be sold back to the host polluting plant for use in its products or fuel to supply heat or electricity to the plant, or sold by us directly into the alternative “green” bio-fuels and/or chemicals market. Phases 2 and 3 of our planned development are intended to demonstrate that the technical symbiotic advantages associated with SES can be achieved and maintained when scaled up to commercial production levels.
To our knowledge, no other existing system currently matches the dual capabilities of our proposed SolarMagnatronTM Symbiotic Energy System (1) to produce large quantities of algal biomass and its resultant bio-crude and other products at a reasonable cost per ton and (2) to mitigate and/or eliminate smoke-stack pollutants and greenhouse gases cost-effectively.
Our SES energy conversion and biomass production process consists of three major components:
1) feedstock of CO2 and other algal food nutrients derived from otherwise polluting smokestack gases, as a carbon/fertilizer resource (see below under “Collaboration Partners – QD Services, Inc. – Air Pollution Abatement and Nutrients”);
2) algal photosynthesis and energy producing biomass production within a closed bioreactor system, using natural and artificial solar energy, as well as a proprietary electromagnetic field – each at specific, controlled wavelengths for optimal growth stimulation (see below discussion under “The SolarMagnatronTM”); and
3) energy-efficient, algal biomass conversion to “drop-in” biofuels that are comparable to fossil-originated petroleum, as well as green chemicals for use in pharmaceutical and human health treatments (see below discussions under “Collaboration Partners – SCF Technologies – Conversion of Biomass” and “Collaboration Partners – AOD, LLC – Microwave Extraction of BioFuels”).
As currently contemplated, a commercial-scale SES facility would require 200 bioreactor units, which could be accommodated within approximately 40,000 square feet of area, sited either inside of a building or fully exposed in open sunny areas. The SES facility is expected to be built at a cost substantially below that of current commercially marketed algae photoreaction systems, plus the capital and installation costs of the QDS pollution control systems. We believe our cost efficiency is achievable based upon anticipated high productivity, system stability, low or negative costs of water and CO2, and the minimal water evaporation and consumption rates associated with the controlled, closed system of the SolarMagnatronTM bioreactor.
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