Scaling up algaculture by the use of a novelcirculation technology while optimizingproductivity by testing for the effects of lightintensity and C02 supply rate.

This project will address the scalability problem that currently exists in algaculture. Scaling up algae
production to the industrial level has been challenging. The reason’ being that productivity of
photosynthetic algae is highly dependent on light and CO2 availability, which become less available as
photobioreactor (algae tank) size increases. The solution is to use circulation technology to increase
algae access to the light and help maintain CO2 in solution and avoid losing it to the atmosphere
before it can be used by the algae. The paliner organization on this project has developed a new type
of fluid mixing technoiogy iilai maximizes light availability and increases CO2 utilization efficiency to
more than 99%. Tile project will involve testing this new technology for indoor large-scale algaculture
by optimizing light and CO2 supply for maximum productivity ill industrial-scales photobioreactors.

Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Dudley

Student:

Partner:

KSL Industrial Supply

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program: