There has been much interest in using
microalgae as a replacement feedstock for the biofuels industry
[3–5]. Despite the fact that the potential of microalgae has been
known for over 50 years and the subject of serious research for
over 20 years, little progress in commercial development has been
made until recently. Due to the lack of reported commercial successes,
it can be surmised that the current state of the technology
for algal cultivation is such that it cannot currently compete with