Title :
Paper Title: Advance emission control & precision agriculture; CO2 sequestration using Algae Integrated Management System
Author :
Alwi, Syed Isa Syed ; Rahman, Ruhani Ab ; Yahya, Mohd Norsham Bin Che
Author_Institution :
Algaetech Group of Companies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
One of the companies under Algaetech, Sasaran Biofuel Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia, provides project management, technology transfer and technical expertise to develop a solution to minimize and mitigate Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions through the diversion of the CO2 to open algal ponds and enclosed photo-bioreactors as algal propagation technologies to consume CO2 waste stream. The company is presently consulting a listed company from Indonesia to address the technology know-how and implementation of microalgae development from the flue gas of the Group´s power plants. Nowadays, one of the aspects that contribute to the air pollution is the emission of flue gases from the factories. So, we provide a system that can reduce the emission of flue gas to the atmosphere and at the same time, cultivate certain strain of algae. With the technology, Algae Integrated Management System (AIMS), it will be for sure a new beginning for way to reduce air pollution. The Utilization of power plant resources for growing selected microalgae at a low energy cost for valuable products and bio-fuels while providing CO2 sequestering. In the same time, it also a low cost algae agriculture. By doing so, it provides all year algae production which can be an income. This residual energy used CO2 produced from power stations and industrial plants to feed the process (CO2 recycling and bio-fixation) in cultivation of algae. This will be a low cost flue gas (CO2) to the developer. In a nutshell, CO2 Sequestration by algae reactors is a potential to reduce greenhouse gas emission by using the CO2 in the stack gases to produce algae.
Keywords :
air pollution control; carbon compounds; climate mitigation; flue gases; power plants; project management; technology transfer; Algaetech; CO2 sequestration; advance emission control; air pollution; algae cultivation; algae integrated management system; algae production; algal propagation; carbon dioxide emission minimization; carbon dioxide emission mitigation; enclosed photo-bioreactors; flue gas emission; greenhouse gas emission; microalgae development; open algal ponds; power plant; precision agriculture; project management; technical expertise; technology transfer; Algae; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Companies; Petroleum; Power generation; Production; CO2 Sequestration; Emission Control System; Green House Gas Control and Algae Integrated Management System; Waste Management;
Conference_Titel :
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (ICCCE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7765-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7766-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCENG.2010.5560415