Scientists at Mortierella 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 Mortierella 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.