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Gold/Mining/Energy : Bio-Fuels: The Case for Micro-Algae
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From: Condo1/20/2011 8:10:00 AM
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This sounds like it's straight from The Onion, but who knows?

Montana State University researchers have discovered that baking soda can dramatically increase algae's production of the key oil precursors for biodiesel.

The same ingredient that causes cookies to rise in the oven, the same agent that calms upset stomachs and removes odors from refrigerators is the elusive chemical trigger that scientists have sought since the early 1990s, said Rob Gardner, an MSU graduate student in chemical and biological engineering and a native of Afton, Wyo.

When added at a particular time in the growing cycle, baking soda more than doubled the amount of oil produced in half the time in three different types of algae.

"It took a lot of work. I was pretty thrilled when it all came together," Gardner said. "I'm still kind of in shock about it."

physorg.com
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