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Re: milehighbuck post# 82443

Tuesday, 04/06/2010 4:50:35 PM

Tuesday, April 06, 2010 4:50:35 PM

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They are different units. The harvester dewaters, and the extractor takes the oil out. I've not seen a unit yet that does both.

Some extractor units press the oil out of the dried algae like a juicer, and one at least (origin oil's) separates while in water. I don't think we'll see an all-in-one unit for awhile. Too much room still for the industry to improve on both processes separately, and given the different uses for algae, an all-in-one might be less flexible for producers to maximize output.