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Biodiesel - Fact or Fiction? |
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The following is a guest post by John Benemann. John has many years of expertise in biomass conversion, and previously co-wrote a guest piece on cellulosic ethanol. On the subject of biodiesel from algae, he literally wrote the book. In this article, he discusses why oil from algae, while technically feasible, is not commercially so
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Sub Topics - Cultivation,
Investing for Algal Energy,
Bottlenecks and Problems,
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