Team 12

The Team Steve Pohler Eric Michel Nate Gifford Mark Dekker Caleb Mutschler

Summary  Objectives  Scoping  Project Status  Process Flow Diagrams  Obstacles  Questions

Primary Objectives  Develop processes to produce biodiesel from algae  Determine most feasible process  Optimize process  Scale to industrial size

Secondary Objectives  Design a photobioreactor to propagate algae  Use algae for CO2 sequestration  Prototype PBR

Scoping  Determine kinetics and product compositions  Conversion of biomass via transesterification  Separation and purification

Project Status  Setbacks in laboratory experiments  Development of preliminary PFD’s  UNISIM

Obstacles Overcome  UNISIM Hypotheticals

Current Obstacles  Define Catalyst  Decide on Separation Procedure  Determine Feasibility of Process Steps

Questions?