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April 08, 2015

Algae from wastewater solves 2 problems
Houston TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2015
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels, Rice University scientists found they could easily grow high-value strains of oil-rich algae while simultaneously removing more than 90 percent of nitrates and more than 50 percent of phosphorous from wastewater. The findings, which are based on a five-month study at a wastewater treatment facility in Houston, are available online in the journal Algae. "Biofuels were t ... read more

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Russia, Vietnam sign energy agreements

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Russia, Europe to Create Common Road Safety Space

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N. Korea fires four short-range missiles into sea

Meningitis epidemic kills 45 in Niger

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