biofuels have been considered as one of the great alternatives to solving the energy problem for transportation fuels. corn used for ethanol unfortunately competes with a staple foodstuff, and requires significant amounts of land area. ethanol must also be blended with gasoline before it can be used for a transportation fuel.<\/p>\n
our idea seeks to change this by using algae, which grow at a very high rate and can be beneficial removing carbon dioxide from the air and unwanted nutrients from polluted waters, and converting it into butanol. butanol has a higher energy content per gallon than ethanol, and can be used directly in gasoline engines, making it a better choice.<\/p>\n
through the process we are designing we hope to create a more sensible path toward green transportation fuels in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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