Sweden’s Perstorp Exploring Algal Biodiesel
(Algae Industry Magazine) Perstorp, a Swedish-based leader in various sectors of the international specialty chemicals market, is one of the partners in the project “Bäckhammars Algbruk” that was inaugurated May 27. The aim for Perstorp is to find a way to use algae oil in biodiesel.
Bäckhammars Algbruk and its pilot plant in Sweden are now learning how to cultivate algae in different conditions, and extracting beneficial substances. The project is led by SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, with the help of several partners from the Industry, Academia and the Public sector.
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The pilot plant at Bäckhammars Algbruk was started last summer, and the “algae soup” from the first season is now being examined. The second algae season started in May. READ MORE