Biofuels are produced by converting organic matter into fuel for powering our society. More often today, these biofuels are being used as an alternative energy source to the fossil fuels that we currently depend upon. Ethanol and derivatives of plants such as sugar cane, as well as vegetable and corn oils are all included in [...]
Algae are a major renewable source of oil that can be used in the manufacture of biodiesel. A New Zealand company was the first to develop a system for using sewage waste as a substrate for growing algae. The algae were then used to make fuel. Biodiesel is now generally prepared with vegetable oils and [...]
Found on DesMoinesRegister.com The green slime or pond scum that comes from algae could be valuable after all. Renewable Energy Group of Ames says it has developed a process that takes the oil from algae and turns it into biodiesel fuel. “Algae oil would give us a third option as a biodiesel feedstock after [...]
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