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Software: Algae Process Model, Version 1.0

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Block Diagram of Model
Growth & 1st Culture

Dewatering
Remaining Paste
Dewatering
Metabolites
Extraction
Fuel
Metabolite
Conversion
Transport
<From all>
Recovery
Waste &
Co-product
<To all>
Recovery - separates re-usable materials and returns them to

the process, e.g., media or CO2 and electricity via
anaerobic digestion of residue.
Metabolite conversion - might be algal oil or engineered molecule

or high value co-product, or other.
Color Scheme for Model
Block that is read by GREET directly

Model inputs directly affect the model computation
Several helper tools help the user to compute model inputs but do not affect the model until copied to a yellow input box
A block used for matrix operations
A cell with "List" indicates that neighboring cells have values used for data validation.
Error conditions are flagged with red. Check underlying data validation and conditional formatting for the cell.
Clear cells are primarily for calculations and secondary assumptions
Gray cells are placeholder pathways. Even though simulations of these pathways are completed in GREET, no though researc
Cells with red triangle in the upper right corner contain comments. Users are advised to read the comments
This software was authored by:
Ed Frank, Jeongwoo Han, Michael Johnson, Ignasi Palou-Rivera, Michael Wang, Zhichao Wang
Center for Transportation Research and Process Technology Research Section
Energy Systems Division
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue
Argonne, IL 60439 USA
Phone: 630/252-2819
E-mail: efrank@anl.gov, mqwang@anl.gov
Release Notes
10/14/11. First release. Experimental/alpha
12/20/11. Fix data validation for several drop-down menus that kept "custom" and "none" from being selected.
1/12/12. Fix computation of "CO2 produced, g CO2/dry-g digested" in Recovery tab. 0.2058 becomes 0.288 because of correct computation
2/3/12. Change CO2 demand per g algae in Growth & 1st dewater to 1.83, the stoichiometric value when algae are 50 wt% carbon. Adjust de
to the average of the 75% and 90% scenarios in Lundquist 2010. This produces almost the same result as the first release but is a clearer se
adjust to their own assumption. .
5/30/12. Harmonization version. See, "Renewable Diesel from Algal Lipids: An Integrated Baseline for Cost, Emissions, and Resource Poten
D, Frank ED, Wigmosta MS" Changes include:
CO2 tab has two separate computations for CO2 recycle and CO2 transfer since recycle involves lower CO2 concentrations and potent
Growth & First Dewater: Algae retention efficiency is used to increase the harvest pumping load, but algae are treated as 100% harvest
treatment is applied to DAF in remaining dewatering. Also, pumping energy was adjusted per Harmonization report.
Remaining dewatering: DAF output reduced to 6 wt%, default (disc-stack) centrifuge energy reduced, per Harmonization report. The DA
so this version returns it to the pond with any algae lost by the DAF. We neglect questions about coagulant returning to the pond.
Extraction: NREL wet extraction Aspen model added.
Recovery: C wt% of feed, AD heat demand, and AD electricity changed per harmonization model. Also, repair formula for CO2 produced
The net GHG results are about 5% lower than in the Harmonization report because of other changes in GREET upstream, e.g., reduced
(higher NGCC share).
Avoid division by zero errors on the nutrients page when there is no AD residue or no mass sent to AD
Fix drop-down on Growth and 1st Dewater page
Set water use (g/L-algae) to the annual average, averaged over all sites in the Harmonization report
Set productivity to the annual average, averaged over all sites in the Harmonization report
Add comments explaining how to obtain the HTL results.
12/13/12. Add infrastructure tab. Misc. non-functional edits.
y input assumptions for the pathways.
The default setup is for the Harmonization study scenario. To reproduce the HTL study, change the values on the Nutrien
& 1st Dewatering, Extraction, and Recovery tabs according to the instructions on those sheets. Then, in GREET, set the ye
in the "Set with APD" column to match those in the "HTL" column at the top of the page (Key inputs assumptions table."
The Harmonization study and HTL study reports are available at http://greet.es.anl.gov/publications
e the values on the Nutrients, Growth
s. Then, in GREET, set the yellow boxes
inputs assumptions table."
cations
CO2
Net-Process Summary CO2 recycle CO2 Delivery

Summary of CO2 8 wt% co2 Low- Energy to
at 150 C pressure Transfer into
1psi Gas Pipeline Pond /
diffuser Transport Reactor
Input per unit output 0.00E+00

Recoverable CO2, g/g product 0.00E+00
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g produc 0.00E+00
Materials consumed, g per
unit output except as noted
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
Energy consumed: KWh/g-
output except as noted
Residual oil 0.000E+00
Diesel fuel 0.000E+00
Gasoline 0.000E+00
Natural gas 0.000E+00
Coal 0.000E+00
Liquefied petroleum gas 0.000E+00
Electricity 1.159E-05 1.159E-05
Site thermal 0.000E+00
Site Electricity 3.041E-05 1.990E-04 3.041E-05
Flue gas properties

Gas density, kg/m3 1.3
CO2 mass fraction in
gas 0.211
k=cp/cv (ratio of
specific heats) 1.395
(k-1)/k 0.2831541219
Low-pressure Gas Pipeline Transport

Combined compressor
and motor total
efficiency 0.5
Fan pressure, Pa 5.84E+03
Transfer power per
m3/s of flow, W/(m3/s)
11443
CO2 Transfer energy
cost, J/Kg CO2 4.17E+04
CO2 Transfer energy
cost, KWh/g CO2 1.16E-05
Pressurized Pipeline Transport CO2 recycle

Fan pressure, Pa CO2 mass
fraction in
5.84E+03 gas
Fan Outlet Pressure, Pa Fan
pressure, Pa
107,163
Fan Inlet Pressure, Pa Fan Outlet
Pressure, Pa
101,325
Inlet Temperature [ F]
o
Fan Inlet
Pressure, Pa
140
Compression Ratio per Inlet
Stage Temperatur
2.1 e [oF]
Number of Compressio
Compression Stages n Ratio per
1 Stage
Fan Adiabatic Efficiency Number of
Compressio
80.0% n Stages
Compressibility Factor Fan
(z) Adiabatic
1.000E+00 Efficiency
Theoretical Energy Compressibi
[kWh/kg] lity Factor
2.714E-03 (z)
Shaft Energy [kWh/kg] Theoretical
Energy
3.393E-03 [kWh/kg]
Electric Motor Efficiency Shaft
Energy
95.0% [kWh/kg]
Electric Energy [kWh/g] Electric
Motor
1.69E-05 Efficiency
Electric
Energy
[kWh/g]
Energy to Transfer into Pond / Reactor

Sump depth, m 1.5
Diffuser pressure drop,
Pa 6895
Combined compressor
and motor total
efficiency 67%
Transfer pressure, Pa 21595
Transfer power per
m3/s of flow, W/(m3/s)
30032
Transfer energy cost,
J/Kg flue-gas 2.31E+04
CO2 Transfer energy
cost, KWh/g CO2 3.04E-05
CO2 Capture (no compression)

Thermal energy for 3.35
CO2 desorption, GJ/ton
CO2
Thermal energy for 0.931
CO2 desorption,
KWh/kg CO2
Conversion factor 0.250
Equivalent lost 0.233
The type of power plant and whether CO2 is captured fro
electricity
portion of the power-plant emissions or captured from a
Other electrical power the plant emissions must be carefully considered when
consumed, KWh/Kg evaluating scenarios with CO2 capture. GREET must be
CO2 0.022
reconfigured accordingly. This work is in progress and is
Total electrical power, supported at this time. Simply selecting CO2 capture in
KWh/kg CO2 0.255
will not give correct results.
We have included calculations in APD to facilitate

Supercritical CO2 pipeline transport
collaboration with other researchers to develop the simu
in the future.
evaluating scenarios with CO2 capture. GREET must be
reconfigured accordingly. This work is in progress and is
supported at this time. Simply selecting CO2 capture in
will not give correct results.
We have included calculations in APD to facilitate

collaboration with other researchers to develop the simu
Transport, in the future.
BTU/ton/mile 159
Transport, kWh/g/mile
4.2363849515E-08
Transport distance,
miles 50
Total pipeline transport
energy, kWh/g CO2
2.1181924758E-06
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-CO2 except as noted

Low-pressure Energy to CO2 Condensation
Gas Pipeline Transfer Capture (no to
Transport into Pond / compressio supercritical
Reactor n) CO2
Input per unit output

Recoverable CO2, g/g product
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g

product
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Liquefied petroleum gas
Electricity 1.16E-05 2.55E-04 1.80E-04
Site thermal
Site Electricity 3.04E-05
None
8.00E-02
2.160E+04
122,920
101,325
302
2.1
80.0%
1.000E+00
1.213E-02
1.516E-02
95.0%
1.99E-04
whether CO2 is captured from a

issions or captured from all of
arefully considered when
2 capture. GREET must be
work is in progress and is not
y selecting CO2 capture in APM
s in APD to facilitate
rchers to develop the simulation
2 capture. GREET must be
work is in progress and is not
y selecting CO2 capture in APM
s in APD to facilitate
rchers to develop the simulation
Supercritical 8 wt% Custom None

pipeline co2 at
transport 150 C
1psi
diffuser
2.12E-06
1.99E-04
Algae Biomass Model C:N:P composition of macr
Fraction of dry weight
from carbon 0.55
Relative Relative Relative
abundances abundances abundance in
in biomass, in biomass, protein,
molar basis mass basis molar basis
Molecular wt.,
g/mol
C 12.01 175 55.00% 4.43
N 14.01 21 7.70% 1.16
P 30.97 1 0.81% 0
molar mass, g/mol
3821.3636364 100.1
LHV of Biomass Biomass LHV Model from L

Composition
wt %
Protein 47.0% Protein
Carbohydrate 28.0% Carbohydrate
Lipid 25.0% Lipid
Methane
fraction
LHV, MJ/kg LHV, BTU/ton C fraction Total biogas

Whole biomass
LHV 20.5 17,664,800 55% Methane
Lipid extracted
biomass 14.6 12,552,061 48% CO2
Nutrient Mass Balance

Lipid-extracted Algae
g/g-algae
AD Solid Residue g/g-LEA
N P
Share of LEA 20% 50%
Utilization 40% 100% AD Liquid Residue
g lost/g-algae 0.0092 0.0000
g displaced/g-alga 0.0062 0.0041 g/g-algae
Share to Algae
Share to Soil
To reproduce the HTL results, set "Share of LEA" for N,P to Share blowdo
0%, 0% above and set utilization for P to 90%, below.
Displaced Algae Nutrient Soil Ammendent

N P
Utilization 95% 100% Utilization
g lost/g-algae 0.0031 0.0000 g lost/g-algae
g displaced/g-alga 0.0585 0.0041 g displaced/g-
N, g/g-algae P, g/g-algae
Input 0.0195 0.0041
Volitilized 0.0010 0
Sludge 0.0154 0.0041
AD blowdown 0.0000 0.0000
Loss in return 0.0031 0.0000
Liquid to soil 0.0000 0.0000
Balance 0.0000 0.0000
C N P P2O5
Total Nutrients added, g/g-algae 0.0195 0.0041
g nutrient displaced by residue/g-residue 0.0153 0.0100 0.0230
Total nutrient in residue, g/g-residue 0.2423 0.0382 0.0100 0.0230
Media Composition, ignoring micronutrients

Substance g/L for new g Nutrient per Molecular Nitrogen Phosphorus
makeup (nutrient dry-g of algae weight, g/mol concentration, concentration,
mix 1) mol/L mol/L
NH3 0.00954 1.91E-02 17.03 5.60E-04 0.00E+00
NH4Cl 0.00E+00 53.49 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
NaNO3 0.00E+00 84.99 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
KNO3 0.00E+00 101.1 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Ca(NO3)2.4H2O 0.00E+00 236.15 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
(NH2)2CO 0.00E+00 60.06 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
(NH4)2HPO4 8.59E-03 1.72E-02 132.06 1.30E-04 6.50E-05
K2HPO4.3H2O 0.00E+00 228.22 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
K2HPO4 0.00E+00 174.18 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
KH2PO4 0.00E+00 136.09 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
K2SO4 0.00E+00 174.26 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Ca(H2PO4)2 + 2 CaSO4 0.00E+00 506.33 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Ca(H2PO4)2 0.00E+00 234.05 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Ca(H2PO4)2.H2O 0.00E+00 252.07 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Totals 6.90E-04 6.50E-05
Nutrient supply summary, gNutrient/g-algae

N P
New nutrients added per media composition table above
when harvested at concentration in Growth & 1st Dewater 0.0193 0.0040
sheet
Required new nutrients per mass balance in chart 0.0195 0.0041
Surplus -0.0001 0.0000
:P composition of macromolecules per Lardon
Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative

abundance in abundan abundan abundan abundan
carb., ce in ce in ce in ce in
molar basis lipid protein, carb., lipid
molar weight weight weight
basis basis basis basis
6 40 0.532 0.400 0.758
0 0 0.162 0.000 0.000
0 0 0 0 0
180 634
mass LHV Model from Lardon Biogas model from Sialve 2009 Protein: C4.43 H7 O1.44
molar mass, LHV, MJ/kg LHV, BTU/ton N1.16
g/mol m3 CH4/g-VS Carb: C6 H12 O6
100.1 15.5 13,356,312 8.51E-04 Lipid: C40 H74 O5
180 13 11,202,068 4.15E-04
634 38.3 33,003,016 1.01E-03
67% (from Recovery sheet)

The biogas estimates from
Sialve are theoretical yields.
1.027 m3 biogas/kg-LEA
Actual yields will be less.
Values carried to the Recovery
0.688 m3 CH4/kg-LEA
sheet must be adjusted for
digestbility.
0.339 m3 CO2/kg-LEA
New Nutrients (media) Volitilizati 5%

N P N
g/g-algae 0.0195 0.0041 g/g-algae 0.0010
Algae Process, Through Extraction

To reproduce the HTL results, set "% lost to products" to 32%
and 15% for N and P, respectively
To reproduce the HTL results, set "% lost to products" to 32%
N P
and 15% for N and P, respectively
g/g-algae 0.0770 0.0081
% lost to p 0% 0%
d-extracted Algae Retained Extract

N P N P
0.0770 0.0081 g/g-algae 0.0000 0.0000
g/g-lipid
Liquid Residue Extra AD Nutrients

N P N P
0.0616 0.0041 g/g-algae 0.0000 0.0000
100% 100%
0% 0%
0% 0%
Ammendent Treatment and Discharge

N P N P
50% 100% g/g-algae 0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000
Per g oil: Extract Dewater Growth

Mass out of stage 1.0000 4.6784 4.9246
Mass to recovery 3.7334 0.2462 0.0000
Total mass to recovery 3.9796

Total residue produced 1.9869
g-Residue/g-total algae 0.4035
Carbon
concentration,
mol/L
0.00E+00
0.00E+00 To reproduce the HTL results, set NH3 to
0.00E+00 0.0164 g/L and (NH4)2HPO4 to 4.06e-3
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
C4.43 H7 O1.44
C6 H12 O6
C40 H74 O5
"% lost to products" to 32%

y
"% lost to products" to 32%
y
Growth & 1st Dewater
Net-Process Summary
Summary: Algal
growth and 1st
Level Dewatering
Recoverable CO2, g/g prod
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g p
Materials consumed, g
per unit output except
as noted
Media water 4.79E+01
Fresh water 0.00E+00
NH3 1.91E-02
(NH4)2HPO4 1.72E-02
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
None
None 0.00E+00
None 0.00E+00
Energy consumed:
KWh/g-output except as
noted
Gasoline 0.00E+00
Coal 0.00E+00
Electricity 0.00E+00
Recovered Nutrients
Recovered water
Nutrients
Pond or 1st dewater

Water in
Reactor
Culture Water & Algae passed downstream
CO2
Cooling
Water Exhaust Evaporated
Electricity water
Facility Parameters
Algal oil fraction 25.0%
Productive days/yr 330
Growth Method Specification

All values are per gross Evaporative CO2 loss, as Water use for Energy for Media loss
gram algae grown, not loss (non- fraction evaporative evaporative overhead,
net g algae harvested by spray), L/d cooling, L/g- cooling, L/g-algae
1st dewatering algae KWh/g-algae
Open pond 4.23E-02 1.80E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

Airlift Photobioreactor 0.00E+00 5.00E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Open pond 4.23E-02 1.80E-01 0 0 0.00E+00
Pond / Reactor Common Parameters

Energy to pump water
to site & into culture, Note: The annual average productivity averaged over all sites in t
kWh/L 1.23E-04 evaporative loss minus precipitation, averaged over all sites, was
Energy to pump culture and evaporative loss, you will obtain values comparable to figure
kWh/L 2.50E-05
CO2 total supply rate, To reproduce the Harmonization report (67,400 gCO2e/MMBTU-
g/g algae 2.0166666667 individually, including seasonal variation. This cannot be done by
averages just stated to approximate the full study.
Pond Parameters To reproduce the HTL study, set the productivity to 25 g/m2/d an
Specific productivity,
g/m^2/d 13.2
Circulation power for
pond, KWh/ha/d 48.00
Evaporative loss from Avg. pan Lake/pan Evap loss,
pond, L/g evaporation, correction L/m2/d
4.23E-02 in/day factor
CO2 loss, as fraction 18% 0.3 0.75 5.72E+00
Media loss overhead,
L/g 0.00E+00
Output concentration
(w/v), dry g/L 5.00E-01
Total Circulation power
for pond, KWh/g 3.64E-04
Reactor Parameters
Specific productivity,
g/L-culture/d 2
Circulation power
intensity, KWh/L-
culture/d 0
CO2 loss, as fraction 5.00E-02
Media loss overhead, L-
culture/g-algae 0.00E+00
Evaporative Loss (Non-
spray), L/g-algae 0.00E+00
Spray-Evaporation
cooling demand, L/L-
culture/d 0.00E+00
Circulation energy for
spray evaporative The PBR Block has not been
cooling, KWh/L-cooling
tested. Cross-check all results
water 0 and use with caution.
Spray evaporative
cooling water loss rate,
percent of circulated
volume 5%
Output concentration
(w/v), dry g/L 4.00E+00
Volume of cooling water
circulated, L-cooling
water/g-algae 0.00E+00
PBR Circulation power
for reactor KWh/g-algae
0
1st Dewatering Parameters

Output algae
concentration from 1st
dewatering, g/L 1.00E+01
Algae retention
efficiency 90%
Computations
Water flows per net gram algae after 1st level dewatering
Evaporative loss
L/net g algae 4.23E-02
Media loss overhead
per g algae, L/net g
algae
0.00E+00
Growth media, L/net
g algae 2.00E+00
Total water, L/net g
algae 2.04E+00
Water passed
downstream from 1st
dewatering, L/net g
algae 1.00E-01
Water separated in
1st dewater, L/net g
algae 2.12E+00
Water sent to waste,
L/net g algae 0.00E+00
Water returned for
media make up, L/net
g algae 2.12E+00
Water returned from
other operations,
New water introduced
for media make-up,
L/net g algae
4.79E-02
New water introduced
for cooling, L/net g
algae
0.00E+00
Energy for water for

media, KWh/net g
algae 6.72E-05
Energy for new water
for cooling KWh/net
g algae 0.00E+00
Energy to move
culture to dewatering,
KWh/net g algae
5.56E-05
Energy for culture
circulation, KWh/net
g algae 3.64E-04
Energy for spray
cooling circulation,
KWh/g algae 0.00E+00
Water Consumption
Water consumption,
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-algae except
Algae
Media Farming Water for 1st Level
Circulation Nutrient Use, media Cooling dewatering
Recoverable CO2, g/g
product 0 0 0 0 0
product 0 0 0 0 0
per unit output except
as noted
Media water 4.79E+01
Fresh water 0.00E+00
NH3 1.91E-02
(NH4)2HPO4 1.72E-02
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Energy consumed:
noted
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Electricity
Site thermal
Site Electricity 3.64E-04 6.72E-05 1.00E-12 5.56E-05
ae passed downstream
Culture Culture
Circulation concentratio
power n (w/v), dry
KWh/g-algae g/L
3.64E-04 5.00E-01
0.000E+00 4.00E+00
3.64E-04 5.00E-01
veraged over all sites in the Harmonization study was 13.2 g/m2/d while the annual average
eraged over all sites, was 0.0423 L/g-algae. If you use 25 g/m2/d and 0.229 L/g for productivity
ues comparable to figure 3.1a in the Harmonization report.
(67,400 gCO2e/MMBTU-RD), you must study each of the resource assessment sites
n. This cannot be done by setting a single value here; however, you can use the annual
full study.
ductivity to 25 g/m2/d and set the evaporative loss to 6.8e-2.
Evap loss, Evap loss,

cm/day L/dry-g algae
5.72E-01 4.330E-01
Custom Summary:
Summary of Growth and Algal growth
water 1st and 1st Level
movement Dewatering Dewatering
2.46E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
4.79E+01 4.79E+01
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 1.91E-02
0.00E+00 1.72E-02
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
4.86E-04 4.86E-04
Remaining Dewatering
This worksheet computes all additional operations, after 1st stage dewatering, required to dewater
and, if needed, dry the algae. The result should match the requirements for extraction.
Notes:
1. Select up to 4 individual steps via the drop-down menus in the Net-Process Summary table. The
steps are assumed to be applied in order and the net result is computed in the summary column.
2. The various unit operations have parameters that can be set. See the various sections in the
page. The energy consumption for each is computed for each step in the summary table at the
bottom of the page. These are used for selection into the Net-Process Summary at the top.
3. "Efficiencies" for the dewatering describe algae retention. A 90% efficient process loses 10% of
the dry mass. It is assumed to go to anaerobic digestion (AD).
2. Water removed in dewatering subsequent to 1st stage is treated as lost since it is a small
fraction of the 1st state water movement.
Net-Process Summary Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Summary Dissolved Centrifuge None None
of remain- Air
ing de- Flotation
watering
Input per unit output 1.053E+00 1.00E+00 1.05E+00 1.00E+00 1.00E+00
Recoverable CO2, g/g prod 0.000E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g p 5.263E-02 0.00E+00 5.26E-02 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
per unit output except as
noted
Chitosan 4.211E-03 4.000E-03
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
Energy consumed:
noted
Gasoline 0.000E+00
Coal 0.000E+00
Water returned to culture,
L/g-algae out 9.942E-02 9.444E-02 0.000E+00
Algae returned to culture,
g/g-algae out 1.170E-01 1.111E-01 0.000E+00
Thermal Drying Model

Water enthalpy of
vaporization, J/g 2257
Multiplier for
vaporization
inefficiency 1.5
Effective enthalpy of
vaporization, J/g 3385.5
Water specific heat,
J/gK 4.2
Ambient Temp, C 27
Energy to heat to
100C, J/g-H2O 306.6
Energy to dry, J/g-
H20 3692.1
Energy to dry,
KWh/g-H20 0.00102558
Initial solids, wt basis
20.0%
Final solids, wt basis
80.0%
Centrifuge and Belt

Filter Press
Initial solids, 6.0%
centrifuge
Energy, Energy, Recovery
KWh/kg- KWh/g-algae efficiency
influent
Selected centrifuge 1.10E-03 1.83E-05
values: 95%
1 hp/gpm centrifuge 3.29E-03 5.48E-05
rule of thumb
95%
Disc-stack 1.10E-03 1.83E-05 95% 85-97% Reported
Decanter bowl 8.00E-03 1.33E-04 90% 85-95% Reported
Belt Filter Press, 4% 1.82E-04
TSS input rating
7.26E-03 97%
TSS input rating
4.03E-03 97%
TSS input rating
3.22E-03 97%
Fournier Rotary Press 2.20E-04 3.67E-06 95%
Recovery efficiency not reported.
Efficiency pH Dose, mg/L Total solids Total used,

input, % g/input
dry-g
Flocculants / Coagula
Chitosan 0.9 8.4 40 1% 0.004
Al Sulfate 0.72 150 1% 0.015
Dissolved Air
Flotation
Retention efficiency 90%
Return lost algae to yes
culture (as live)?
Initial solids, g/L 10
Output solids, g/L 60
Power consumption,
KWh/g-algae 1.33E-04
Coagulant used,
g/dry-g-input 0.004
Water returned to
culture, L/g-algae out
0.0944
Algae returned to
culture, g/g-out 0.11
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-algae except as noted

Dissolved Belt Filter Belt Filter Belt Filter Fournier
Air press, 4% press, 6% press, 8% Rotary
Flotation TSS input TSS input TSS input Press
Input per unit output 1.00E+00 1.03E+00 1.03E+00 1.03E+00 1.05263158
product 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 1.00E+00
product
Materials consumed, g 0.00E+00 3.09E-02 3.09E-02 3.09E-02 5.26E-02
per unit output except as
noted
Chitosan 4.000E-03
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Energy consumed:
noted
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Electricity
Site thermal
Site Electricity 1.478E-04 1.871E-04 6.924E-05 4.153E-05 3.860E-06
L/g-algae out 9.44E-02
Algae returned to culture,
g/g-algae out 1.111E-01
equired to dewater
raction.
Summary table. The

summary column. output of 1st
Further De- Dry
Stage de- Paste
water
us sections in the watering
ary table at the
at the top.
rocess loses 10% of
ce it is a small
ncy not reported.
t as noted
Thermal Centrifu Flocculate Custom Custom None
drying ge & Settle Remaining Remaining
(to be Dewaterin Dewaterin
done) g1 g2
1.00E+00 1.05E+00 1.39E+00 1
0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00 5.26E-02 3.89E-01 0.00E+00
3.846E-03
1.930E-05
0
Extraction
Net-Process Summary Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Summary of Pressure NREL Wet None
Extraction, per Homogeniz Extraction
gram of lipid ation, per
g algae out
Input per unit output 4.68E+00 1.11E+00 4.21E+00 1.00E+00

Recoverable CO2, g/g product 0.000E+00 0.000E+00 0.000E+00
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g prod 3.733E+00 1.111E-01 3.266E+00 0.000E+00

Transport 0.000E+00 0.000E+00
Backhaul 0.000E+00 0.000E+00
Hexane 5.500E-02 5.500E-02
Methane 0.000E+00
Sulfuric acid 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
Gasoline 0.000E+00
Coal 0.000E+00
Site thermal 3.090E-03 3.090E-03
Operations
Efficiency Algae Power, KWh/L Power,
fraction, dry KWh/dry-g
wt%
Pressure
homogenization 90% 20% 3.67E-02 1.83E-04
Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL)

Ash content of algae 13%
Non ash content 87%
HTL Oil description Reaction Parameters
N, wt% of oil
6% Feedstock
P, wt% of feed lost to
solids and oil, gP/afdw g Solid content,
algae on ash free
15% basis 15%
Solid content,
Nitrogen loss, g/dafg-algae 0.0215 including ash 17%
Nitrogen loss, g/dafg algae 0.0247 Temperature 20
Density
(kg/m3) 1000
cp. Specific
heat for
slurry, const.
P, kJ/kg/K
4.12
cp. Specific
heat of
aqueous
product,
const. P,
kJ/kg/K 4.12
cp. Specific
heat of water
at 320C.
kJ/kg/K
5.89
cp. Specific
heat of water
at T exiting
HTL HX,
kJ/kg/K 4.91223173
Efficiency
Bead milling
Sonication
Hexane extraction 95%
Ethanol extraction
Supercritical CO2 extraction
Hexane Extraction
Location on-site
Hexane consumption,
g/g-oil produced 5.20E-03
Net heat required,
KWh/g-oil produced 1.38E-03
Heat source CHP
Boiler efficiency 80%
Electricity required,
KWh/g-oil produced 5.400E-04
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/unit output

Pressure Hexane NREL Wet HTL with
Homogenization, extraction Extraction CHG
per g algae out
Input per unit output 1.11E+00 4.21E+00 4.210526316 2.63E+00

product 0 0 1.26E+00
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g prod 1.11E-01 3.21E+00 3.265526316 0.000E+00
Transport 0.00E+00 0
Backhaul 0.00E+00 0
Hexane 5.20E-03 0.055
Methane -4.54E-01
Sulfuric acid 3.383E-02
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas 0
Coal
Electricity 0
Site thermal 0.001376 0.00309 1.78E-03
Site Electricity 0 0.00054 0.0000689 2.443E-04
Step 4
None To reproduce the HTL study, set Step 1
to "HTL with CHG" and set the other
steps to "None."
1.00E+00
0.000E+00
0.000E+00
Pumping
Low High
pressur pressure
e pump pump
In reactor
Efficiency,
combined
Temperat pump and
ure (oC) 300 Efficiency 67% motor 50%
Pressure
needed
(meter Pumping
Pressure water energy cost
(Pa) 10,639,454 25 head) 0 J/ kg slurry 2.13E+04
Pumping
energy Pumping
cost J/ kg energy, J/g
feestock 0.00E+00 biocrude 3.73E+02
Pumping
energy,
J/g
biocrude 0.00E+00
Custom None
Extracti
on 2
1 1
0 0
0 0
Products Heat exchanger Energy input
Pumping
total
energy,
J/g
Product Effectivene 85% 94% biocrude 3.73E+02
HTL heat
HTL oil Temperat demand,
g/dafg- ure of hot kJ/kg
algae 0.38 stream 300 slurry) 206.3137
Solid Temperat Temperat

residue, ure of ure rise
g/dafg- cold entering
algae 0.11 stream 20 CHG, C 30
Temperat CHG heat

Total Gas, ure of hot demand,
g/dafg- stream kJ/kg
algae 0.16 after HX 62.0 slurry 159.3054
Actural
CO2 Temperat heat
fraction of ure of demand
gas, wt% cold (J/g
of total stream biocrude
gas 100% after HX 258 ) 6.41E+03
Organic C
in
aqueous,
gC/dafg-
algae 0.22
Mass into
HX,
treated as
water 1.00
Carbon balance model from paper to estimate organic C in aqueous
C in algae, g/dafg-algae 55%
% of C in algae recovered in gas 8%
% of C in algae recovered in soli 2%
C wt % of oil 73%
% of C in algae recovered in oil 50.4%
CHG Integrated with HTL
Biogas
yield on
organic
C basis
99%
CH4
fraction
60%
Electrici
ty
demand
,
kwh/g-
CH4 3.100E-04
g
organic
C/g
biocrud
e 0.57263158
Methan
e yield,
gCH4/g
-HTL oil
4.535E-01
CO2
yield,
gCO2/g
-HTL oil
8.315E-01
Electrici
ty
demand
,
kwh/g-
HTL oil 1.41E-04
Phosph
orus
recover
ed, g/g-
HTL
1.066E-02
Conversion
Conversion is modeled in GREET rather than

APD.
Recovery
Net-Process Summary
Anaerobic
All values are Digestion To reproduce the HTL study, set to
"None."
per mass of feed Model 1

product 2.881E-01
product
per g of feed except as
noted
Methane -2.127E-01
AD Residue -4.993E-01
Sulfuric acid
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Energy consumed:
KWh/g-output except
as noted
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Liquefied petroleum ga
Electricity
Site thermal 2.200E-04
L/g-algae out 1.165E-03
Anaerobic Digestion Model 1

Volatile fraction, g-
VS/g-TS 0.9
Methane yield per gram of volatile solids (VS) is compute
input total solids (TS) via the specified volatile fraction a
methane yield parameters. The biogas methane fraction
compute CO2 production by assuming the biogas compri
CH4 and CO2. The mass of carbon in the produced bioga
subtracted from the total carbon in the input by using th
Methane yield, L/g- Methane yield per gram of volatile solids (VS) is compute
VS 0.33 input total solids (TS) via the specified volatile fraction a
Biogas CH4 fraction, methane yield parameters. The biogas methane fraction
volume basis compute CO2 production by assuming the biogas compri
67% CH4 and CO2. The mass of carbon in the produced bioga
Carbon wt% of AD subtracted from the total carbon in the input by using th
feed 48% wt% parameter describing the AD feed stream.
CH4 produced,
g/dry-g digested 2.127E-01 STP
CO2 produced, g
CO2/dry-g digested
2.881E-01
Digestate produced,
g/dry-g digested
4.993E-01
Fraction of carbon in
solids, % 50%
Carbon in digestate,
dry-g 1.210E-01
Heat required,
KWH/g-digested 2.200E-04
Electricity required,
KWh/g-digested
8.500E-05
Digestate solids 30%
Genifuel Gasification Process

Methane yield,
m3/wet metric ton 5.500E+01 Specified at 15% solids
Derating for lipid
extracted algae 85%
Solids content for
yield specification 15%
67% Nutrient recovery for the GeniFuel process is handled by
CO2/CH4 ratio
nutrient mass balance tools on the nutrient sheet. Set f
Fraction of CH4 for appropriately for your process as if the phosphorus wen
process energy 10%
the liquid fraction. The mass of phosphorous displaced i
Net methane per g fraction is copied to this page as "phosphorus recovered
dry solids, m3/g 2.805E-04
appropriate amount of sulfuric acid is added to the proc
Net CO2, m3/g 2.078E-04
Thus, this page computes the energy consumption, incl
CH4 produced, acid, and the nutrients page reduces the amount of new
g/dry-g biomass 2.009E-01 that must be added.
CO2 produced, g
CO2/g biomass 4.081E-01
H2SO4 required for
phosphorus
recovery, g/g-feed 1.611E-02
Updated Genifuel Gasification Process

Organic C fraction,
wt% 55%
Conversion
efficiency 99.5%
Methane fraction in
biogas 60%
Methane produced,
g/g-feed
4.378E-01
CO2 produced, g/g-
feed 8.026E-01
Electricity demand,
% of methane LHV
5%
Heat demand, % of
methane LHV 8%
H2SO4 required for
phosphorus
recovery, g/g-feed 1.611E-02
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-algae except as noted

Anaerobic Genifuel Updated None
All values are Digestion Gasificatio Genifuel
per mass of feed Model 1 n Gasificati
on
product 2.881E-01 4.081E-01 8.026E-01
product
per g of feed except as
noted
Methane -2.127E-01 -2.009E-01 -4.378E-01
AD Residue -4.993E-01
Sulfuric acid 1.611E-02 1.611E-02
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Energy consumed:
KWh/g-produced
except as noted
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Electricity
Site thermal 2.200E-04 4.864E-04
Site Electricity 8.500E-05 3.040E-04
L/g-algae out 1.165E-03 0
study, set to
r gram of volatile solids (VS) is computed from

(TS) via the specified volatile fraction and
rameters. The biogas methane fraction is used to
duction by assuming the biogas comprises only
e mass of carbon in the produced biogas is
he total carbon in the input by using the carbon
r gram of volatile solids (VS) is computed from
(TS) via the specified volatile fraction and
rameters. The biogas methane fraction is used to
duction by assuming the biogas comprises only
e mass of carbon in the produced biogas is
he total carbon in the input by using the carbon
escribing the AD feed stream.
y for the GeniFuel process is handled by using the

alance tools on the nutrient sheet. Set fractions
r your process as if the phosphorus went directly to
n. The mass of phosphorous displaced in the liquid
d to this page as "phosphorus recovered" and an
unt of sulfuric acid is added to the process, below.
computes the energy consumption, including sulfuric
trients page reduces the amount of new nutrients
ded.
algae except as noted
Infrastructure (Plant cycle) material usage
Net-Process Summary Step 1
Summary of Infrastructure
Infrastructure materials
Recoverable CO2, g/g product 0.000E+00
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g product 0.000E+00
Materials consumed, g per g algae except as noted

Concrete 5.000E-02 5.000E-02
Steel 1.656E-04 1.656E-04
Plastic 1.124E-02 1.124E-02
Excavation, m3 7.022E-06 7.022E-06
Cast Iron 3.998E-06 3.998E-06
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
None 0.000E+00
Energy consumed: KWh/g-output except as noted

Gasoline 0.000E+00
Coal 0.000E+00
Site Electricity 0.000E+00
Design Selections
Pond Liner Yes
Pond Liner Thickness (mil) 40
Settling Tank Design Concrete WWTP Capdet Design
Anaerobic Digestion Design Harmonization Report
Extraction Column Packing Material Stainless Steel
Makeup Water System Pond Liner No
Algae Productivity (g/m2·day) 13.2
Material Lifetimes
Pond Concrete 30 year
HDPE Liners 30 year
LDPE Covers 30 year
Paddlewheel Steel 30 year
Settling Tank Concrete 30 year
DAF Concrete 30 year
Centrifuge Steel 30 year
Centrifuge Concrete 30 year
Homogenizer Steel 30 year
Homogenizer Concrete 30 year
Column Steel 30 year
Column Concrete 30 year
Column Packing Lifetime 30 year
AD Concrete 30 year
AD Steel 30 year
Makeup Water PVC 30 year
Makeup Water Concrete 30 year
Cast Iron Pump 30 year
CO2 Distribution Concrete 30 year
CO2 Blowers 30 year
Operating Days Per Year 365 days
Large Growth Ponds

Value Unit
Pond Width 60 m
Pond Length 690 m
Number of Ponds 1013
Berm Height 0.9 m
Concrete Volume for Sump 53 m3
Unlined Pond Plastic Surface Area 9420 m2
Lined Pond Plastic Surface Area 49400 m2
Internal Surface Area 40627 m2
Volume of Excavated Material 36565 m3
Inoculum Ponds
Value Unit
LDPE Cover Thickness 6 mil
Liner Surface Area for Reference Facility 1235000 m2
Surface Area Plastic Cover Per Pond 10157 m2
HDPE Liner for All Innoculum Ponds 138 m3
Geotextile Liner 27578 kg
LDPE Liner 1% Innoculum Ponds 1.55 m3
Concrete 146 m3
Scaling Factor for Facility Area 40.52
Settling Tanks
Value Unit
Number of Tanks 13
Volume of Each Tank 300781 ft3
Volume of Excavated Material for CAPDET Design 15100 m3
Volume of Slab Concrete 991 m3
Volume of Concrete Walls 152 m3
Volume of Excavated Material for Plastic Lined Walls 9508 m3
Surface Area of Walls 1613 m2
Liner Volume 1.64 m3
Dissolved Air Flotation

Value Unit
Volume of Concrete Slab for DAF Facility 2680 m3
Volume of Wall Concrete for DAF Facility 2630 m3
Dewatering Centrifuge
Value Unit
Weight of Each Centrifuge 13500 kg
Number of Centrifuges 4
Total Centrifuge Power 254.8 hp
Building Surface Area 136 m2
Concrete Slab Thickness 0.30 m
Concrete Slab Volume 41.5 m3
Homogenization
Value Unit
Number of Homogenizers 28
Weight of Each Homogenizer 5443 kg
Extraction Centrifuge
Value Unit
Number of Centrifuges 5
Total Centrifuge Power 61.7 hp
Concrete Slab Thickenss 0.3048 m
Concrete Slab Volume 21.4 m3
L/L Extraction Column

Value Unit
Extraction Column Height 30 ft
Extraction Column Diameter 12 ft
Extraction Column Volume 3393 ft3
Reference Column Volume 201 ft3
Reference Column Weight 3175 kg
Scaling Factor for Volume 16.9
Mass of Extraction Column 53595 kg
Packing Material Density SS 571 kg/m3
Packing Material Density PVDF 102 kg/m3
Mass of SS Packing 54860 kg
Mass of PVDF Packing 9800 kg
Stripping Column
Value Unit
Stripping Column Height 40 ft
Stripping Column Diameter 13 ft
Stripping Column Volume 5309 ft3
Reference Column Volume 308 ft3
Reference Column Weight 5443 kg
Scaling Factor for Volume 17.2
Mass of Stripping Column 93857 kg
Anaerobic Digestion
Value Unit
Length of 12" Pipes for AD Facility 3000 m
Total Number of Centrifuges 8
Volume of Slab Concrete for AD Facility 6360 m3
Volume of Wall Concrete for AD Facility 17800 m3
Concrete Slab Thickness 0.30 m
Volume of Concrete Per Tank 65.0 m3
Volume of Excavated Material for AD Facility 223000 m3
Volume Each Digester 4300 m3
Number of Digesters 126
Liner Surface Area Per Tank 4300 m2
Liner Thickness 30 mil
Liner Volume Per Tank 3.28 m3
Makeup Water System

Value Unit
Volume of PVC for 12" Pipes 5.2 m3
Volume of Concrete for 30" Pipes 89.9 m3
Volume of Concrete for 42" Pipes 15.3 m3
Volume of Concrete for Slab 828 m3
Volume of Concrete for Walls 330 m3
Volume of Excavated Material for Open Channel 1668 m3
Volume of Excavated Material for Ponds 45307 m3
Number of Pumps 12
Weight of Each Pump 544 kg
Liner Surface Area 12302 m2
CO₂ Distribution System

Value Unit
Volume of Concrete for 84" Pipes 7942 m3
Number of Blowers 9
Weight of Each Blower 9100 kg
Area Factor for Algae Production Operations 2.430E-08 1/m2

Total Facility Area for Reference Distribution Systems 8.09E+06 m2
Area Factor for Distribution Systems 1.24E-07 1/m2
Large Growth Inoculum

Pond Pond
Material use (areal basis) Construction Construction
Concrete kg/m2 2.74E+00 3.01E-01
HDPE Liner kg/m2 1.20E+00 1.32E-01
Polypropylene kg/m2 2.47E-01 2.72E-02
Excavation Volume m3/m2 9.00E-01 9.90E-02
Steel kg/m2
PVC kg/m2
LDPE Plastic Cover kg/m2 1.39E-03
Cast Iron kg/m2
Large Growth Inoculum
Pond Pond
Material use (productivity basis) Construction Construction
Concrete kg/m2/day 2.50E-04 2.75E-05
HDPE Liner kg/m2/day 1.09E-04 1.20E-05
Polypropylene kg/m2/day 2.25E-05 2.48E-06
Excavation Volume m3/m2/day 8.22E-05 9.04E-06
Steel kg/m2/day
PVC kg/m2/day
Cast Iron kg/m2/day
LDPE Plastic Cover kg/m2/day 1.27E-07
3) Calculations of Energy Consumption and Material Usage, KWh/g-algae and g-material/g-algae except as noted
Infrastructure Custom
materials
Recoverable CO2, g/g product
Mass to recovery, dry-g/g product
Materials consumed, g per g algae except as noted
Concrete 5.000E-02
Steel 1.656E-04
Plastic 1.124E-02
Excavation, m3 7.022E-06
Cast Iron 3.998E-06
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Energy consumed: KWh/g-produced except as
noted
Residual oil
Diesel fuel
Gasoline
Natural gas
Coal
Electricity
Site thermal
Site Electricity
Results for Large Growth Pond Construction
Value Unit
Concrete 1.13E+08 kg
HDPE 4.93E+07 kg
Polypropelyne 1.02E+07 kg
Excavation Volume 3.70E+07 m3
Results for Inoculum Pond Construction

Value Unit
HDPE 5.42E+06 kg
Polypropylene 1.12E+06 kg
LDPE 5.71E+04 kg
Results for Settling Tank Construction

Value Unit
HDPE 0.00E+00 kg
Results for DAF Construction Material

Value Unit
Results of Dewatering Centrifugation Construction

Value Unit
Steel 5.40E+04 kg
Results for Homogenizer Construction Material

Value Unit
Steel 1.52E+05 kg
Results of Extraction Centrifugation Construction

Value Unit
Steel 1.60E+04 kg
Results of Liquid/Liquid Extraction Column

Value Unit
Steel 1.08E+05 kg
PVDF 0.00E+00 kg
Results of Stripping Column
Value Unit
Steel 9.39E+04 kg
Results of AD Construction
Value Unit
HDPE 0.00E+00 kg
Steel 2.62E+05 kg
Results for Makeup Water Piping

Value Unit
HDPE Liner 0.00E+00 kg
Cast Iron 4.68E+03 kg
PVC 1.50E+05 kg
Scaled Productivity 0.72
Results for CO2 Distribution System

Value Unit
Steel 5.87E+04 kg
Scaled Productivity 0.72
Dewatering Extraction Liquid/Liquid

Settling Tank Centrifugation Homogenizer Centrifugation Extraction
Construction DAF Construction Construction Construction Construction Column
7.58E-01 2.71E-01 2.12E-03 1.09E-03
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
4.77E-03 7.53E-04
1.31E-03 3.70E-03 3.89E-04 2.64E-03
0.00E+00
Dewatering Extraction Liquid/Liquid

Settling Tank Centrifugation Homogenizer Centrifugation Extraction
Construction DAF Construction Construction Construction Construction Column
6.92E-05 2.47E-05 1.93E-07 9.97E-08
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
4.36E-07 6.88E-08
1.20E-07 3.38E-07 3.55E-08 2.41E-07
0.00E+00
al/g-algae except as noted

Table Used for Varied Design Specifications
Pond Liner Table

Yes
No
Anaerobic Digestion Design Table

Harmonization Report
Lundquist Design
Productivity Scaling Factor Table
Baseline Produc 13.2
Scaled Producti 1
Makeup Water System Pond Liner Table

Yes
No
Settling Tank Design Table

Concrete WWTP Capdet Design
Plastic Lined Walls and Concrete Floor
L/L Extraction Column Packing Material Table

Stainless Steel
PVDF
CO2
Stripping AD Makeup Water Distribution
Column Construction Piping System
1.24E+00 2.35E-01 1.68E+00
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00
5.42E-03 5.01E-03
2.28E-03 6.37E-03 7.25E-03
1.86E-02
5.78E-04
CO2
Stripping AD Makeup Water Distribution
Column Construction Piping System
1.14E-04 2.14E-05 1.53E-04
0.00E+00 0.00E+00
0.00E+00
4.95E-07 4.58E-07
2.08E-07 5.82E-07 6.62E-07
1.69E-06
5.28E-08
ried Design Specifications
1
0
ion Design Table

1
0
ing Factor Table
g/m2·day
stem Pond Liner Table

0
Capdet Design 1
and Concrete Floor 0
lumn Packing Material Table

1
0
Materials and Constants This sheet lists materials that may be used in APD processes and a fe
Atmospheric pressure, Pa 101325
Energy, KWh/g except cp. Density Density

as noted Specific units
heat,
const. P,
Materials kJ/kg/K
water 4.12 1000 kg/m3
lipid mixture 1.97 920 kg/m3
None
Media water
Fresh water
AD Residue
Hexane
Ethanol
Supercritical CO2
Methanol
Sodium hydroxide
Sulfuric acid
Hydrogen
Methane 1.39E-02
Chitosan
Concrete 2100 kg/m3
Steel 7800 kg/m3
Plastic
Cast Iron
Excavation, m3
Custom1
Custom2
Custom3
Custom4
Transport
Backhaul
NH3
NH4Cl
NaNO3
KNO3
Ca(NO3)2
Ca(NO3)2.4H2O
(NH2)2CO
(NH4)2HPO4
K2HPO4.3H2O
K2HPO4
KH2PO4
K2SO4
Ca(H2PO4)2 + 2 CaSO4
Ca(H2PO4)2
Ca(H2PO4)2.H2O
Misc. values used in computations that are not available from the materials dropdown yet.
PVC 1360 kg/m3

HDPE 970 kg/m3
LDPE 910 kg/m3
12" steel pipe 79.77 kg/m
Polypropylene liner 0.203 kg/m2
in APD processes and a few physical properties. Plant-cycle (infrastructure) material usage is located in the
age is located in the "Infrastructure" tab

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Block Diagram of Model

Growth & 1st Culture

Recovery - separates re-usable materials and returns them to

Metabolite conversion - might be algal oil or engineered molecule

Color Scheme for Model

Block that is read by GREET directly

Net-Process Summary CO2 recycle CO2 Delivery

Input per unit output 0.00E+00

Flue gas properties

Low-pressure Gas Pipeline Transport

Pressurized Pipeline Transport CO2 recycle

Energy to Transfer into Pond / Reactor

CO2 Capture (no compression)

We have included calculations in APD to facilitate

We have included calculations in APD to facilitate

3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-CO2 except as noted

Input per unit output

Mass to recovery, dry-g/g

whether CO2 is captured from a

Supercritical 8 wt% Custom None

LHV of Biomass Biomass LHV Model from L

LHV, MJ/kg LHV, BTU/ton C fraction Total biogas

Nutrient Mass Balance

Displaced Algae Nutrient Soil Ammendent

Media Composition, ignoring micronutrients

Nutrient supply summary, gNutrient/g-algae

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative

67% (from Recovery sheet)

New Nutrients (media) Volitilizati 5%

Algae Process, Through Extraction

d-extracted Algae Retained Extract

Liquid Residue Extra AD Nutrients

Ammendent Treatment and Discharge

Per g oil: Extract Dewater Growth

Total mass to recovery 3.9796

"% lost to products" to 32%

Pond or 1st dewater

Growth Method Specification

Open pond 4.23E-02 1.80E-01 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

Pond / Reactor Common Parameters

1st Dewatering Parameters

Energy for water for

3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-algae except

ductivity to 25 g/m2/d and set the evaporative loss to 6.8e-2.

Evap loss, Evap loss,

Net-Process Summary Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Thermal Drying Model

Centrifuge and Belt

Efficiency pH Dose, mg/L Total solids Total used,

3) Calculations of Energy Consumption for each stage, KWh/g-algae except as noted

Summary table. The

rocess loses 10% of

0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00

0.00E+00 5.26E-02 3.89E-01 0.00E+00