The cost of an algae bioreactor

The purpose of the algae bioreactor, besides of course the goal of using algae for improvement, was also to increase productivity and keep costs down. The production of such a machine is not cheap, but the effects are cost effective in the longer term.

What can I do with these algae?

The company’s research has shown that algae are good for several things. Mainly environmental. You can do certain things with algae without harming nature. Bleach, for example, can be used to get rid of a lot of things, but it is harmful to nature and people don’t want to use it.

Algae itself is a natural product so why not use it if you can. For this it is only important to know that the algae you know in the water for example are different from the algae made here. Therefore, the algae made here are not dangerous and are made correctly.

It’s just that what mainly holds people back is the cost of producing them. Growing algae with an algae bioreactor can cost €300-900. Not everyone wants to put that down so it is not that popular right away. Fortunately, the company no longer operates only in the Netherlands, but is now an internationally deployed company.

What does the company offer in terms of service?

Lgem offers various services around microalgae such as: risk reduction services, advisory services and lab pilot services. These services are all customized. By providing these services, they hope to evaluate production units. This way you can get a bit of an idea of what is meant and then also what to expect. It is important to understand this well.

Furthermore, they have another wide range of services that they offer you in support. On the website you can easily read back the list to see if there is anything you can be helped with. They want to develop a reliable and efficient process and that includes the service they offer. Growing algae should be easy for everyone. With one time explanation, anyone can grow algae themselves.

They will share with you all the knowledge about algae and thereby its cultivation. They think it is important that this knowledge is spread further so that more people see the effect of algae in the positive way. Then especially the production of it to use it in this. So this is why all the time and energy is put into it with all the various services they offer in this area.