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Microalgae as Biofuel: Engineering a Super Algae - COSMOS

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Why use algae?Compare to terrestrial biofuelcrops:• F<strong>as</strong>ter growth rate• Higher energy yield per unit ofbiom<strong>as</strong>s– 30–100 times more energyper 10,000 square meters• Can be grown on land unfit forfarmingfigure 5• More efficiently mitigatesatmospheric carbon dioxide• Consumes the le<strong>as</strong>t water ofall biofuel crops

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