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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Heere they come! by AltGrendel · 2006-01-11 08:59 · Score: 0, Redundant

Let the Soylent Green jokes begin!

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Food for thought: by maynard · 2006-01-11 09:07 · Score: 0, Redundant

"It's people. Soylent Green is made out of people. They're making our food out of people. Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for food. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!"