Regional Algal Feedstock Testbed (RAFT)

Long term algal cultivation data in outdoor pond testbeds.
- Develop Best Management Practices
Real-time culture health and productivity monitoring
Molecular diagnostics
“Open-access” data management
- Increase sustainability of algae biomass production
Optimize biomass productivity using impaired waters
Strain selection and crop rotation for year-round cultivation
Improve and Refine cultivation and techno-economic models
- Nutrient and water recycle
Patents/Invention Disclosures

ARID Raceway

Find more information at raft.arizona.edu

Contact: Kimberly Ogden
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering