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To: LomanBill

I’ll throw in that in the ethanol production the protein and oil in the corn are extracted up front...if you use corn at all.

I don’t know alot about gas extraction of oil, but from what I understand it doesn’t use heat. I wonder of the oil could be extracted and allow the algae to live.


85 posted on 08/10/2008 7:53:34 AM PDT by Free Vulcan (No prisoners. No mercy. Fight back or STFU!!!)
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To: Free Vulcan

>>I wonder of the oil could be extracted and
>>allow the algae to live.

Perhaps a genetically engineered algae that produces oil as a waste product?

What does algae do with the lipids? I assume they’re using them as stored energy? Maybe they just need to be convinced they don’t need to store it?


86 posted on 08/10/2008 8:03:53 AM PDT by LomanBill (A bird flies because the right wing opposes the left.)
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