All workshop participants will examineandtestlarge scalefermentationequipment while they perform their own experimentson benchtopunits provided byfourvendors.
Solazyme, founded in 2003 and headquartered in South San Francisco, uses patented technology that allows algae to produce oil and biomaterials in standard fermentation facilities quickly, efficiently and on a largescale.
Companies are using proprietary technology that takes inputs as diverse as algae, willow trees and sugar cane to produce oils and biomaterials in standard fermentation facilities quickly, cleanly, inexpensively and on a largescale.