TEAM MICROBES

GASPI, SYDNEY NATHALIE TORRES, JARED JOHN

MACARANAS, ICEPT LAUDIT, CHESTER JOHN
BENEDICT STA. MARIA, JUVIE
CORPUZ, HENNA MARIZTEL
POTENCIANO, ANGELA MAY
USE OF MICROBES FOR PRODUCTION OF
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUELS
 Fossil Fuels
source of energy
Consistsof the remains of
preserved organisms in the earth’s
crust
High carbon and hydrogen content
USE OF MICROBES FOR PRODUCTION OF
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FUELS

E. coli
engine ready renewable
propane
Propane
 most commonly used source
of clean fuel
PROCESS PRODUCING PROPANE
FROM E. coli
 Thioesterase to change the flow of the fatty acids into
another biological pathway
 Another bacterial enzyme called CAR that converts
butyric acid into butyraldehyde
 A newly discovered enzyme that is called aldehyde-
deformylatingoxygenase or ADO will then be added
that naturally creates hydrocarbons that forms
propane
CAUSES, MAJOR PLAYERS AND MAJOR
PLAYERS’ RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PROBLEM

Microbial Fuel Cells

Oxidize organic pollutants to create
electricity out of the pollution
Pollution
of natural environment
Carbon Dioxide
pollutant that warms the earth
(gasoline and natural gases)
CAUSES, MAJOR PLAYERS AND MAJOR
PLAYERS’ RELATIONSHIPS OF THE PROBLEM

Renewable Energy
contains lot of process and steps
Machines/Equipment
expensive
Ethanol
expensive and needs high maintenance
CURRENT SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES TO
THE PROBLEMS

 PROBLEM 1: POLLUTION
SOLUTION: Using microbes to
provide renewable energy and CO2
removal
 PROBLEM 2: WRONG HANDLING
SOLUTION: Photosynthesis
CURRENT SOLUTION THAT ADDRESSES TO
THE PROBLEMS

 PROBLEM3: EXPENSIVE AND HIGH

MAINTENANCE
SOLUTION: Biomass Energy-
made from organic materials
PROPOSAL OF STRATEGIES AND ITS
LIMITS
Problem 1 Proposal:
Make a renewable energy by recycling
CO2 to convert into biofuels

New machineries are needed

PROPOSAL OF STRATEGIES AND ITS
LIMITS
Problem 2 Proposal:
Effective seminars must conducted
and durable containers must be
produced

Effective only when proper handling

is done as learned from the seminars
PROPOSAL OF STRATEGIES AND ITS
LIMITS
Problem 3 Proposal:
Eliminate the use of mediators
APPLICATION TO BROADER CONTEXT

 Sustainable “Fuel Plants”

 Cheaper and Safer Alternatives