Sunday 6 March 2011

Algae converted to butanol; fuel can be used in automobiles

Algae converted to butanol; fuel can be used in automobiles

Thursday, March 3, 2011 - http://bioenergy.checkbiotech.org/

A team of chemical engineers at the University of Arkansas has developed a method for converting common algae into butanol, a renewable fuel that can be used in existing combustible engines. The green technology benefits from and adds greater value to a process being used now to clean and oxygenate U.S. waterways by removing excess nitrogen and phosphorus from fertilizer in runoff.

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