How is biofuel made from algae?

Question

I;m doing a project on corn ethanol, and algae keeps being mentioned as an alternative. So how do you go about producing a biofuel from algae?

Answer 1

You press the oil out of the algae, there are a number of ways to do this. Once you have to oil you treat it like any other vegetable oil. That is you go through the standard process of making boi-diesel.

You can also use the waste to make ethanol.

Answer 2

Here are two good links with information:

www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge....

http://www.biodieselnow.com/blogs/algae_...

Answer 3

Fermentation and distillation are the two main processes.

Answer 4

Firmentation and Distillation

Answer 5

Last week, there was a show on Science channel on this.  Look for it on the website www.discovery.com