| With the increasing interest in biodiesel
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| | Methods are being developed today in
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| as an alternative fuel for diesel engine
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| | order to improve algae cultivation. Over
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| cars, further studies are being made in
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| | 300 species of algae are seen to be
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| order to discover a means to process such
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| | suitable for biodiesel production. With
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| alternative fuels in amounts that will be
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| | this wealth of oil sources, algae has
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| able to compete with current petroleum
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| | proven to be a very promising area for
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| based fuels.
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| | further research and development. This is
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| Unfortunately, biodiesel supply still
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| | great news and means oils sources for
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| falls below the increasing demand for it.
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| | biodiesel production need not depend on
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| Partly responsible for this is the
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| | terrestrial plant cultivation anymore.
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| insufficient supply of straight and waste
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| | Currently, most of the oil being
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| vegetable oil needed to convert into
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| | converted into biodiesel still comes from
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| biodiesel.
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| | sunflower and rapeseed, with the alcohol
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| And because vegetable oil may not be able
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| | used in the process coming from beets,
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| to sufficiently supply the demand for
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| | corn and wheat. These plants may take
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| biodiesel, other alternative sources are
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| | some time to grow and may require the
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| being tapped to accommodate some of the
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| | cooperation of the weather in order to
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| shortfall. Microscopic algae have come to
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| | produce a good harvest.
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| the attention of many scientists as a
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| | Algae on the other hand, can be harvested
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| probable source of biodiesel. Algae can
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| | in a matter of days with the next batch
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| range from a small single cell to
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| | already waiting for harvest in the coming
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| multi-cellular organisms. They are very
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| | days. As newer technologies are being
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| common in damp places and can usually be
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| | developed in the cultivation and
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| found in aquatic environments.
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| | production of microscopic algae, a new
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| Just like plants algae makes use of
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| | biodiesel source has been discovered.
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| photosynthesis in order to convert
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| | With both technologies coming together,
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| sunlight into chemical energy. What makes
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| | the future of biodiesel production seems
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| algae suitable for biodiesel production
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| | very bright indeed. The time has come for
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| is their lipid and fat content. Different
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| | the world to find alternative sources of
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| species of algae may contain in between
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| | energy that may be able to supplement or
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| two to 40 percent of lipids or oil in
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| | totally replace petroleum as the major
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| terms of weight. It is this oil content
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| | source of fuel. We owe it all to trying
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| that can be used to produce quality
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| | to preserve and protect the environment.
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| biodiesel.
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| | Petroleum based fuels have done their
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| There are many benefits known from
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| | part in trying to pollute our planet.
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| processing biodiesel from algae. First of
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| | By trying to minimize its use, we can
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| all, algae have rapid growth rates that
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| | help in trying to hold off further
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| are seen to be faster than in growing
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| | pollution. Biodiesel production is
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| plants such as soy for biodiesel
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| | helping in advancing this cause and will
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| production. Algae can also come up with a
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| | minimize the world's reliance on fossil
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| high per acre yield in oil compared to
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| | fuels as the main energy source. With
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| other plant sources. Biodiesel produced
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| | algae seen as the next exciting
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| from algae is highly biodegradable and
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| | breakthrough, it will only take time for
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| contains no sulfur so it is seen as
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| | more people to make use of biodiesel and
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| cleaner and a more environment friendly
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| | help make the world a better place to
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| fuel source.
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| | live in.
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