BFS Blue Enterprises is a Spanish-owned firm whose multi-patented, microalgae-based technology uses emissions to produce crude oil together with biotech & pharmaceutical products. It was formed in 2006 in eastern
Spain
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after three years of research by scientists and engineers connected with the
University of Alicante
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. Currently, an industrial pilot plant is known to have proven to produce standardized products, while utilizing and neutralizing emissions. Their system of bioconversion is said to be more productive than any other plant-based system producing oil or
ethanol
Ethanol (abbr. EtOH; also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound. It is an alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as or (an ethyl group linked to a h ...
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Founders
One of the founders is to be Bernard StroÏazzo Mougin.
See also
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Algal fuel
Algae fuel, algal biofuel, or algal oil is an alternative to liquid fossil fuels that uses algae as its source of energy-rich oils. Also, algae fuels are an alternative to commonly known biofuel sources, such as corn and sugarcane. When made fr ...
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Biofuel
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Biopetroleum
Algae fuel, algal biofuel, or algal oil is an alternative to liquid fossil fuels that uses algae as its source of energy-rich oils. Also, algae fuels are an alternative to commonly known biofuel sources, such as corn and sugarcane. When made fr ...
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Bioplastic
Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc. Some bioplastics are obtained by processing directly from natural ...
References
External links
International Congress "Bio-mass and biofuels production from algae oil": Airemar prototype.
Sources
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Renewable energy companies of Spain
Algal fuel producers
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