1. Team 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Obstacles Overcome  UNISIM Hypotheticals

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

13. Questions?