PHYCO2, MSU Announce Breakthrough in Algae Technology

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April 29, 2016

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(PHYCO2/Biomass Magazine) PHYCO₂, an emerging algae growth and carbon dioxide sequestration company, has made a technology breakthrough in Phase I of the multi-year trial with Michigan State University. The technology partnership set out to capture man-made carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas emission (GHG)) and create renewable alternative energy feedstock. Phase I proved the technology can capture significant amounts of CO₂ for high-density algae cultivation with the PHYCO2 patented algae photo bioreactor.

PHYCO₂’s patented technology allows uncontaminated microalgae to grow indoors 24 hours a day, without sunlight, in any geographic location, year round. It is the first photo bioreactor to optimize algae growth by managing all the growth parameters (light, CO2 and nutrients). Unlike previous open and closed systems, the PHYCO₂ photo bioreactor system eliminates possible contamination from outside sources. Discovering the specific amount of time that algae needs to be exposed to light, as well as the time needed to rest in order to properly cultivate, PHYCO₂ developed a system that is market sustainable and commercial.

Working closely together, MSU and PHYCO₂ found breakthrough results that out perform current open-pond systems, as well as competing studies being done at other universities. READ MORE

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