Saturday, December 28, 2013

Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab - Conservative Byte

Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab - Conservative Byte: "Engineers at the US Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have created a continuous process that produces useful crude oil minutes after harvested algae is introduced. This new process does not require drying out the algae, which grows in water, saving time and energy that would be otherwise wasted. The final product can be refined into aviation fuel, diesel, or gasoline."

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