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Seambiotic USA and NASA Glenn Research Center Signed Agreement for Large Scale Microalgae Process
Optimization
ASHKELON, July 7 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Seambiotic, a global leader in the development and
production of marine microalgae for the nutraceutical and biofuel industries,
has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Seambiotic USA, has entered into an
agreement with NASA Glenn Research Center to develop an on-going
collaborative R&D program for optimization of open-pond microalgae growth
processes.
"Under a Space Act Agreement, NASA is partnering with
Seambiotic USA to model growth processes for microalgae for use as aviation
biofuel feedstock," said Prof. Ami Ben-Amotz, Chief Scientific Adviser to
Seambiotic. "The goal of the agreement is to make use of NASA's expertise in
large-scale computational modeling and combine it with Seambiotic's
biological process modeling to make advances in biomass process cost
reduction."
Under the Agreement, NASA Glenn and Seambiotic USA will work together to
improve production processes and to study and qualify algae oil from
alternative species and production processes as candidate aviation fuel at
NASA's test facilities.
About NASA Glenn Research Center
empowered with the resources for developing cutting-edge technologies and advancing scientific research that
address NASA's mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
Working in partnership with government, industry and academia, the center serves to maintain the U.S. economy's
global leadership while benefiting the lives of people around the world.
About Seambiotic USA
Seambiotic USA is a fully owned subsidiary of Seambiotic Ltd., located in
Ashkelon, Israel.
process marine microalgae for the nutraceutical and biofuel industries.
Seambiotic's research efforts include a pilot study at an Israeli Electric
Corporation power station near the city Ashkelon, Israel, where various
species of marine microalgae have been successfully cultivated using the
power station's CO2 emissions released directly from their smokestacks; the
microalgae are in turn used as feedstock for biofuel. Seambiotic technology
reduces the cost of microalgae production significantly while lowering global
warming by reducing industrial CO2 emissions. The company is currently in
transition from the pilot plant stage to large scale industrial algae
cultivation and production.
Contacts: info@seambiotic.com
SOURCE: Seambiotic Ltd.
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