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Algae: The scum solution

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  • Neil Savage

    (Neil Savage is a science writer based in Lowell, Massachusetts.)

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The green slime that covers ponds is an efficient factory for turning sunlight into fuel, but growing it on an industrial scale will take ingenuity.

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  • Neil Savage, 2011. "Algae: The scum solution," Nature, Nature, vol. 474(7352), pages 15-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:474:y:2011:i:7352:d:10.1038_474s015a
    DOI: 10.1038/474S015a
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    2. H. Chanakya & Durga Mahapatra & R. Sarada & R. Abitha, 2013. "Algal biofuel production and mitigation potential in India," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 113-136, January.
    3. Sharma, Nishesh & Jaiswal, Krishna Kumar & Kumar, Vinod & Vlaskin, Mikhail S. & Nanda, Manisha & Rautela, Indra & Tomar, Mahipal Singh & Ahmad, Waseem, 2021. "Effect of catalyst and temperature on the quality and productivity of HTL bio-oil from microalgae: A review," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 174(C), pages 810-822.
    4. Phukan, Mayur Mausoom & Hazarika, Nabajit & Bora, Plaban & Borah, Tapanjit & Konwar, Bolin Kumar, 2020. "Leveraging microalga feedstock for biofuel production and wasteland reclamation using remote sensing and ex situ experimentation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 973-981.
    5. Tian, Chunyan & Li, Baoming & Liu, Zhidan & Zhang, Yuanhui & Lu, Haifeng, 2014. "Hydrothermal liquefaction for algal biorefinery: A critical review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 38(C), pages 933-950.

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