Recent talks on biofuels have outlined their un-sustainability in the production phase; commodities such as corn, rapeseed, palm oil and soya are being grown and harvested in a way that could have negative economic, social and environmental effects, and have a global impact on land use, food security, water resources, deforestation and global markets.

1. Aquatic Biofuels New Options for Bioenergy Tony Piccolo Fish Utilization and Marketing Service (FIIU) Thesis Topic (MBA - University of Malta – Rome Campus)

3. WHAT ARE AQUATICBIOFUELS?

5. Oil yield per hectare of microalgae significantly exceeds other common oil sources such as soya and rapeseed 39 500 1 190 448 446 1190 39 500 PBR* *PBR – Photo Bio-Reactor 88 times more than soya 33 times more than rapeseed

7. Microalgae Biofixation Process – with wastewater

8. Open pond wastewater has demonstrated productivities of 100 tonne/ha/yr tonne per hecatre per year.

10. Adaptability to developing countries – other key factor requirements Algae production with Photo Bio-Reactors (PBR) More suitable for Higher Income Countries (due to higher start-up costs) Algae production with MBP (Microalgae Biofixation Process) More suitable for Lower Income Countries (due to lower start-up costs)

11. AVIATION INDUSTRY

13. Aquafinca - Honduras Agifish – Viet Nam

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