Feeding plants to this algae could fuel your car
Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 12:40
in Biology & Nature
The research shows that a freshwater production strain of microalgae, Auxenochlorella protothecoides, is capable of directly degrading and utilizing non-food plant substrates, such as switchgrass, for improved cell growth and lipid productivity, useful for boosting the algae's potential value as a biofuel.