Nanofarming Offers a Kinder, Gentler Way to Get Biofuel from Algae

CleanTechnica.com
Written by Tina Casey
Published on December 6th, 2009

One barrier to cost-competitive biofuel from algae is about to fall, and we may have nanofarming to thank for that. The new technology uses tiny nanoparticles to absorb free fatty acids from living microalgae. It is being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University, in partnership with biofuel specialist Catilin, Inc.

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