Algae For Energy

I found this report on some new reasearch on turning common algae into biofuel. At the University of Arkanasas chemical engineers and scientists are looking into butanol. In this process algae would be grown in long tanks from which they would be harvested every week. By drying the algae after harvesting it from the tanks, carbohydrates can be taken and fermented to create butanol. Butanol is more efficient then ethanol and they are also thinking of taking algae from dead water, where it choked the life out the wildlife, in an attempt to restore the waterways which is a plus. This process really does the potentional on making a new biofuel that will take ethanol and help relieve the food crysis as well as help restore the dead waterways.

http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/common-algae-biofuel-butanol-production/