A team of chemical engineers have developed a new kind of jet mixer for creating biomass from algae that extracts the lipids from the watery plants with much less energy than the older extraction ...

Researchers in Russia have developed an improved method for extracting a biologically active compound from brown algae, opening new possibilities for its use in healthcare, nutrition and biotechnology ...

A new breakthrough in biofuels production allows researchers to turn living algae into crude oil ready for processing -- and it only takes less than an hour. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...