Algae nutrient recycling method is cheaper, greener and cuts competition for fertilizer
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 08:00
in Earth & Climate
Nitrogen and phosphate nutrients are among the biggest costs in cultivating algae for biofuels. Sandia molecular biologists Todd Lane and Ryan Davis have shown they can recycle about two-thirds of those critical nutrients, and aim to raise the recycling rate to close to 100 percent.