Algae from the ocean a sustainable energy source of the future
Date: 3.7.2008
Research by two Kansas State University scientists could help with the **large-scale cultivation** and manufacturing of **oil-rich algae** in oceans for **biofuel**.
K-State's Zhijian "Z.J." Pei, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, and Wenqiao "Wayne" Yuan, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering, have received a $98,560 Small Grant for Exploratory Research from the National Science Foundation to study solid carriers for manufacturing algae biofuels in the ocean.
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