Two scientists at the University of Kansas in the United States have recently developed new vectors that can mass-produce and produce biofuels derived from high oil content algae.

Zhijian Pei, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, and Wenqiao Yuan, associate professor of biological agricultural engineering, received a $98,500 exploration grant from the National Science Foundation to study solid carrier marine algae biofuels.

Algae are a variety of simple biota in aquatic or near water, and some specific algae have a very high oil content, just like a biodiesel. In this study, seaweed as a biofuel has the unmatched advantage of corn or other plants, including their growth without consuming soil and clean water.

Pei and Yuan plan to cultivate a solid carrier that floats on the surface of the water. The algae can grow on the carrier. Now it is necessary to confirm the properties and performance of the carrier material. "Not all materials are suitable carriers," Yuan said. "Some materials have an advantage in the attachment and growth of algae. We need to confirm which material is the best."

The entire package of large-scale marine biofuels includes solid carriers, algae harvesting equipment in the sea, and fuel extraction machines. The study will promote the development of an efficient and viable marine biofuel manufacturing industry. If successful, it will enable the United States to get rid of the fuel crisis and have great social impact.

First, the algae are selected to grow on a solid carrier, the carriers will float in a simulated marine environment, and their affinities for oleaginous algae, promotion of algae growth, biomass quantity productivity, and oil content are evaluated. Pei said, "The materials ranked first in this step will be classified and classified, including natural organic matter, synthetic organic matter and inorganic matter. Excellent carriers will be further analyzed. ”

Yuan thinks that the main problem in biofuel research is sustainability: “Algae are similar to the only promising source of sustainable biofuels. In my experiment, there are several different projects involving algae, and we have been trying different approaches. Ways to promote their growth have yielded some encouraging results."

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