Another ExxonMobil technology source … Energy Factor

The direct approach is usually best, whether you are researching, say, desulfurization or, say, ExxonMobil.

In the case of ExxonMobil, the direct approach includes going to ExxonMobil’s blog … The Energy Factor (https://energyfactor.exxonmobil.com/).

Not every item in the blog will be of interest, but every once in a while you may come across a gem … like the post about algae.

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Algae hits the scale
ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) are working toward the technical ability to produce 10,000 barrels of algae biofuels a day by 2025. While this research target is still years away, and it will take well over 10,000 barrels to fuel the world’s transportation needs, ongoing work in the field and lab is bringing researchers closer to scaling up algae biofuels production in a meaningful way.
With continued breakthroughs on the horizon, the hope is that someday, passengers might fly on algae-fueled planes, and packages will be delivered via algae-fueled trucks. Until then, here’s a look at how far 10,000 barrels a day could take passengers by plane from California, the home of the current algae research farm, to major airport hubs across the country.
source: https://energyfactor.exxonmobil.com/science-technology/scale-algae-biofuel/?utm_source=Exxon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6ac6364248-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_05_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_591a587b0d-6ac6364248-94938153
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Here are some tips on how to leverage the information in this blog item to your advantage.

TIP #1: Google® Synthetic Genomics, and you will find the location of the Synthetic Genomics Web site: https://www.syntheticgenomics.com/

TIP #2: Search “synthetic genomics” on Google® Scholar (https://scholar.google.com). You will find lots of peer reviewed articles.

TIP #3: Search the USPTO-Patents & Trademarks database (http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/index.html). One search string you might use is …
AN/"Synthetic Genomics" AND algae

TIP #4: If your focus is on, say, desulfurization, try searching Google® Scholar using the following search string …
desulfurization "Synthetic Genomics"
This will result in hits focusing on what Synthetic Genomics has done that pertains to desulfurization.

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