“The best biofuel is made from algae. It not only consumes carbon and nitrous oxides, but then is a pretty easy to process into biodiesel. First squeeze out the oil, then mix it with ethanol in the presence of a lye catalyst. Filter, then add 1% petroleum diesel as a preservative.”
Agree. And, there is a huge dead zone of the stuff out in the Gulf just south of the Mississippi River estuary. I’ve been wondering for some time why this stuff isn’t being harvested.
Not all algae are equal. There are just a few select types whose oil content is around 50% or better.
“..I’ve been wondering for some time why this stuff isn’t being harvested.”
The EPA & a half dozen other federal agencies are just waiting for someone to try.