Scientists at Michigan State University have created a proof-of-concept platform that blends algae with fungi to increase biofuel production. The researchers used the technology in their study of how bacteria and other microorganisms can be harnessed for fuel production by algae. The system is also sustainable, low-cost and scalable, the Michigan team said. Going forward, the scientists want to mass produce biofuels using the platform.
Scientists at Michigan State University have created a proof-of-concept platform that blends algae with fungi to increase biofuel production. The team harvested more oil when the alga nannochloropsis oceanica and fungus mortierella elongata were fused in a process known as bio-flocculation than when they were used separately. The system is also sustainable, low-cost and scalable, the Michigan team said. Going forward, the scientists want to mass produce biofuels using the platform.