Monday, February 2, 2009

Primafuel, Converting Algae to Green Gasoline.

Many of us encounter algae only when the slimy stuff turns our swimming pools green in the summer. But there are hundreds of thousands of species of algae, and some of them are incredibly useful. Gasoline made from algae, anyone? "Algae can be used to make food, to produce pharmaceuticals, to combat disease and to create plastics," says Rahul Iyer, a founder of the California-based Primafuel company. "And it can also be used to make low-carbon automotive fuels.".....Link

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