Algae: A Potential Source of Future Fuels?
IBT Commodities reports that algae have been studied for many years as a potential renewable energy feedstock to produce motor fuels. Transesterification is the pathway from algal oil to biodiesel. Three billion gallons of biodiesel represent about 8 percent of all the diesel fuel used for on-road transportation in the United States in 2008.
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