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To: Archie Meeties who wrote (106822)8/10/2008 8:19:15 AM
From: skinowski  Respond to of 206328
 
A lot of work is done with genetically modified E. coli. I noticed a few articles recently, here is one of them:

Using genetically modified bugs for fermentation is essentially the same as using natural bacteria to produce ethanol, although the energy-intensive final process of distillation is virtually eliminated because the bugs excrete a substance that is almost pump-ready

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If this technology works it may prove to be amenable to decentralisation -- making your own diesel out of dinner leftovers (etc.) in your own garage... does sound appealing (that is, if the system can be kept closed and stink-free)... :)



To: Archie Meeties who wrote (106822)8/10/2008 10:46:14 AM
From: Gold Beach  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 206328
 
"--and pump the co2 from the plant into the bioreactor, increasing the algae yield."

Mankind is increasingly pumping CO2 into the atmosphere worldwide. I read somewhere that the results are beneficial to most plants and forests too.


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