New Design & Build Biological System through the Use of Microalgae Addressed to Sustainable Development
Armen B. Avagyan
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Abstract

Current trends in energy consumption and biofuel manufacturing are neither secure nor sustainable, because they are not provided by necessary cost effective technologies. Further reductions of cost and technological development will be needed for biofuels to be able to compete effectively without subsidy. With the debate raging about raw material of biofuel, microalgae may offer a solution to this conundrum; creating enormous reserves of biofuels and boosting feed production. In this goal Center suggest projects, which incorporate water recourse management and restoration of lakes, freshwater conservation and cleanup through cost effective biodiesel manufacturing as well as pharmaceuticals destruction through the use of microalgae Chlorella and wastewaters aimed to replace the burning technology includes also supplying biofuel profitably and developed pilot bussiness plan based on the cost effective technology through applying new innovative approaches in various stages of microalgae production. The benefits of microalgae are so overwhelming that this, combined with the prospect of the improvement in nature protection, makes it imperative for the world to devise an international response and a plan of action. Incentives will be needed for the development of industry-led platforms such as the World Microalgae Technology Platform and its international financial fund. Microalgae must be the key tool for the new design and building sustainable development and environment management.

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A. Avagyan, "New Design & Build Biological System through the Use of Microalgae Addressed to Sustainable Development," Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 1 No. 2, 2010, pp. 183-200. doi: 10.4236/jep.2010.12023.

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