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Jun. 26, 2009
Oil from Diatoms
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| Algae-based biofuels are being actively studied as an energy source. But writing in the journal Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, scientists look to refine that process, engineering diatoms to actively produce and excrete oil products for industrial harvesting. "Secretion by and milking of diatoms may provide a way around the puzzle of how to make algae that both grow quickly and have a very high oil content," they say. In this segment, we'll talk about the research and what advantages it might bring to the field of alternative fuels. |
Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Richard Gordon
Department of Radiology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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