Algae is a very abundant source on this planet mostly due to the fact that algae can grow anywhere you can find water and sunlight. Scientists at the University of Arkansas have been able to convert algae into Butanol, a substance that can replace fuel currently used in automobiles, petroleum, diesel,and even methanol. It is due to the fact that algae uses nitrogen and carbon dioxide in water to grow, so scientist put concentrated amounts of carbon dioxide into tanks and the algae naturally converts it to oxygen. scientists use the carbohydrates also produce and they turn them into simple sugars. They then begin a process in which organisms turn the sugar in to acids that can be used to make Butanol.
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Scientist have now found a new way to make fuel that is made safely through photosynthesis. this new fuel source that is safe and easy to make be it is also very abundant and renewable! Algae can now practically anywhere so scientists won't have to use food to make their fuel, as with methanol. It is also a way to reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because the algae lives off carbon dioxide, and scientists speed up algae growth with waste and the algae, through photosynthesis, converts it into to oxygen. This will not only save money, but it will also help the environment.
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