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Re:Mass produced Gasoline from Algae is a reality next year ... by oelewapperke on Wednesday April 27, 2011 @09:18AM (#2489344)
Cellulose is a horribly difficult material to do anything at all with. After drying it can be burned to produce heat, and that's pretty much all that's ever been done to it.
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Re:Mass produced Gasoline from Algae is a reality next year ... by lutorm on Wednesday April 27, 2011 @09:23AM (#2489365)
Well, it certainly isn't ready for prime time, but you can definitely make ethanol out of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol
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