Mar 5, 2014
New process converts algae to crude oil in less than an hour
New process converts algae to crude oil in less than an hour
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It typically takes about 65 million years to convert plant material into crude oil – but now a new process has dramatically reduced the amount of time necessary and can get the job done in about an hour. This is accomplished at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which is run by the Department of Energy. The results were published in Algal Research.
The process …
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