Possible Fix For Global Warming? Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide

Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, passing carbon dioxide over large membranes, placed vertically to save space. The carbon dioxide produced by the algae is harvested by dissolving into the surrounding water. The algae can be harvested and made into biodiesel fuel and feed for animals. A reactor with 1.25 million square meters of algae screens could be up and running by 2010.

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Wait, so it's basically just a more complex way of growing algae? Then shouldn't it be the oxygen produced by the algae is dissolved in the water? Also, where is this happening?

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