From seaweed, one could produce 19,000 liters of alcohol, ie 5 times the ethanol productivity from corn, and more than 2 times the ethanol productivity from sugarcane. While corn or sugarcane requires the cultivation area and large amounts of fresh water, competition with agricultural resources. Seaweed on the other hand, it can grow in salt water, have high sugar content. Just use less than 3% of the water in the coastal areas can produce enough seaweed to replace 60 billion barrels of oil. (IBtimes, 2011) 

 

In our country, the scientists from the Institute of Research and Technology Applications Nha Trang has selected three species of seaweed in Vietnam is capable of large-scale cultivation, high yields, raw material production to meet ethanol. At the same time have successfully extracted from seaweed bio-ethanol in the lab. Specifically, the rate of 7kg gain 1kg seaweed ethanol. (SGTT, 2011) 

 

Dr. Le Nhu Hau, Head of organic materials from marine resources, and the Institute for technology application assessment Nha Trang, Vietnam has a vast sea area, convenient to extract seaweed to ethanol. "Ethanol production from seaweed has solved the problem of fuel, food security and employment for coastal fishermen," he said Hau. 

 

DEVI introduce research findings of Dr. Le As Hau and colleagues about potential seaweed for bioethanol production in Vietnam. Measure reached statistical data about the actual survey area is widely distributed and output current (2009) showed the ability to exploit natural and seaweed farming in Vietnam could reach the area of ​​79126.32 ha and output is 69703.26 tonnes harvested dry. 

From seaweed, one could produce 19,000 liters of alcohol, ie 5 times the ethanol productivity from corn, and more than 2 times the ethanol productivity from sugarcane. While corn or sugarcane requires the cultivation area and large amounts of fresh water, competition with agricultural resources. Seaweed on the other hand, it can grow in salt water, have high sugar content. Just use less than 3% of the water in the coastal areas can produce enough seaweed to replace 60 billion barrels of oil. (IBtimes, 2011) 

 

In our country, the scientists from the Institute of Research and Technology Applications Nha Trang has selected three species of seaweed in Vietnam is capable of large-scale cultivation, high yields, raw material production to meet ethanol. At the same time have successfully extracted from seaweed bio-ethanol in the lab. Specifically, the rate of 7kg gain 1kg seaweed ethanol. (SGTT, 2011) 

 

Dr. Le Nhu Hau, Head of organic materials from marine resources, and the Institute for technology application assessment Nha Trang, Vietnam has a vast sea area, convenient to extract seaweed to ethanol. "Ethanol production from seaweed has solved the problem of fuel, food security and employment for coastal fishermen," he said Hau. 

 

DEVI introduce research findings of Dr. Le As Hau and colleagues about potential seaweed for bioethanol production in Vietnam. Measure reached statistical data about the actual survey area is widely distributed and output current (2009) showed the ability to exploit natural and seaweed farming in Vietnam could reach the area of ​​79126.32 ha and output is 69703.26 tonnes harvested dry.

 

Source: http://renewableenergy.org.vn/