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Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.

Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.
Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.
Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.
Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.
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Taylor, Eric S.
Isochrysis algae to biofuel and jet fuel illustration derived from Reddy article.
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05/09/2008
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Modified from article infographics for Susan Avery slideshow.
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A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both biodiesel and jet fuel. Researchers Greg ONeil of Western Washington University and Chris Reddy, a WHOI marine chemist, exploited an unusual and untapped group of fats in the algae to synthesize two different fuel products, in parallel, from a single algae, Isochrysis. Biofuel prospectors may have dismissed Isochrysis because its oil is a dark, sludgy solid at room temperature, rather than a clear liquid that looks like cooking oil. As oceanographers, the researchers were familiar with the unique fats the source of the sludge and precisely what makes Isochrysis a unique source of two distinct fuels.
Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, WHOI Creative
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/jet-fuel-from-algae#infographic
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