Algae That Cleans Emissions and Produces Fuel

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday January 11, 2006 @08:53AM from the nature-already-efficient-enough-for-production dept.

**$tarDu$t** writes "Isaac Berzin, a rocket scientist at MIT has come up with an idea for using algae to clean up power-plant exhaust. His research began 3 years ago in an experiment for growing algae on the International Space Station. His idea consists of building algae farms near power plants to provide a means to reduce CO2 and nitrous oxide emissions. Emissions are filtered through the algae. Then the CO2 saturated algae is harvested and squeezed to produce a combustible vegetable oil (biodiesel) and a dried green substance that can be further processed into ethanol."

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Obligatory 'Soylent Green' reference by trailerparkcassanova · 2006-01-11 08:56 · Score: 4, Funny

Isaac Berzin's algae IS people!!!!
New advertising campaign by eclectro · 2006-01-11 09:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Now -- With the cleaning power of Slime!!!

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