Making Biodiesel from Algae Oil
05/04/2010
Used fry oil isn't the only thing that can be turned into biodiesel - algae, which consume CO2 and can be grown in nutrient-rich wastewater (e.g., partially treated sewage), contain natural oils that can be pressed out of the algae. EGS major Christine Maday has built a series of algae growth chambers in which different species of algae are growing. The next step: press the algae, convert the collected oil to biodiesel, and determine the quality and quantity of biodiesel yield for each strain.
Pouring an algae culture into the algal growth chamber.
Making biodiesel from regular oil.
