Wastewater and algal biofuels

Biofuels Digest
Thomas Saidak February 18, 2011

In New York, Rochester Institute of Technology researchers are working on using wastewater to grow algae for biodiesel. The process cleans wastewater by consuming nitrates and phosphates while reducing both bacteria and toxins in the water. The algae can then be used to produce biodiesel. The researchers are Jeff Lodge, associate professor of biological sciences at RIT, Eric Lannan, a grad student working on his master’s degree in mechanical engineering at RIT, and Emily Young, a chemistry major.

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