The production of biodiesel from Botryococcus braunii algae occurred through controlled procedures. The introduction of carbon dioxide into growth medium as a photosynthetic stimulant increased both ...

When a global pandemic forced previous graduate student Devon Boland, Ph.D., out of the lab and onto the computer, he found a world of difference hidden in the long-studied species of Botryoccocus ...

An enzyme responsible for making hydrocarbons has been discovered by scientists studying a common green microalga called Botryococcus braunii. An enzyme responsible for making hydrocarbons has been ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University have identified an enzyme found in common green microalgae that can trigger the production of hydrocarbons, which can then be used to create better forms of biofuel ...

COLLEGE STATION - - Using green algae to produce hydrocarbon oil for biofuel production is nothing new; nature has been doing so for hundreds of millions of years, according a Texas AgriLife Research ...

A common microscopic pond and lake alga named Botryococcus braunii makes big amounts of liquid hydrocarbons that can be used to make biofuel. Problem is, we can't use the organism itself as a source, ...

The waters of the Sea of Galilee are safe to swim in, the Water Ministry confirmed on Monday, despite the bright red color the water has developed. The appearance of red spots in the sea is the result ...

Chennai: The very mention of Cooum river brings to mind the stink emanating from its stagnant polluted waters. Cleaning up the river has proved to be a Herculean task so far. But, here is a scientist ...

When German botanist Friderico T. Kützing first described the microalga Botryococcus braunii in the 1849 book Species Algarum, I doubt he expected that 150 years later scientists would still be ...

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