Dow Chemical supports algae-to-ethanol project
Michigan, US-based Dow Chemical has backed Algenol Biofuels’ pioneering pilot-scale project to convert algae and carbon dioxide into ethanol fuel.
The project will use Algenol's technology that calls for carbon dioxide and saltwater supplied to algae in photobioreactors to produce the biofuel.
The project aims to create a breakthrough in ethanol production that does not use food sources.
The US, the world's top producer of corn-based ethanol, is looking to divert away from fuel from food supplies due to raising food prices on world markets.
The algae-to-ethanol facility will be located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site.
Also involved in the project are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Membrane Technology & Research.
The project will use Algenol's technology that calls for carbon dioxide and saltwater supplied to algae in photobioreactors to produce the biofuel.
The project aims to create a breakthrough in ethanol production that does not use food sources.
The US, the world's top producer of corn-based ethanol, is looking to divert away from fuel from food supplies due to raising food prices on world markets.
The algae-to-ethanol facility will be located at Dow's Freeport, Texas site.
Also involved in the project are the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Membrane Technology & Research.
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