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The algae system is not a substitute for a wastewater treatment plant. Rather, it replacesthe typical equipment used in the biological process of a conventional plant. The algaeplant system provides convention biological wastewater ll as advancednutrient removal utilizing algae. The algae also serve to supply the oxygen required bythe bacteria and likewise the bacteria supply the carbon dioxide required by the algae.Because algae uptake vast quantities of carbon dioxide, the algae system provides acarbon negative wastewater treatment process.In conventional wastewater treatment facilities the ma ids managementis to minimize or eliminate sludge. Sludge disposal is a costly part of operation
conventional plants because conventional designs use large amounts of energy to reducesludge to a minimum, and then more energy to dispose of the leftovers.
In an algae wastewater treatment facility the main objective of sludge management is tomaximize algae biomass production. The algae and sludge mixture created by algae is
btu-
rich biomass that can be refined to create steam, heat, electricity, or biofuels.Depending on site conditions, the energy generated by the system either eliminates of significantly reduces the facility’s need to purchase energy. In fact, there is excellentpotential for creating excess energy that could be sold to offset the cost of operations.With algae there is no leftover “sludge” that has to be disposed of which eliminates the
cost of sludge di
sposal and the contamination of food crops with pharmaceuticals andpathogens. Lastly, the EPA has identified conventional wastewater treatment plants asmajor contributor to greenhouse gases. The algae plant, however, is actually carbonnegative because algae use more C02 to grow than the algae wastewater plant emits.Algae can be used to capture C02 emissions from coal plants, ethanol plants, concreteplants, and any other industry that has C02 emissions. The algae production process will
reduce greenhouse gases and allow the user to
obtain valuable tax credits and to sell or
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