Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a fast way to turn algae into biocrude oil, a clean substitute for conventional crude oil. Chemical engineering professor Phil Savage and ...

Crude oil, or petroleum, is a hydrocarbon formed by the decay of large amounts of dead organisms such as plants, algae, and bacteria packed under layers of sand and mud over millions of years.

In September, Sapphire Energy, a San Diego startup developing crude-like oil from algae, said it had raised more than $100 million. At its annual biotech meeting in October in Hanover, Germany ...

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In this case, San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, which specializes in converting plant algae to crude oil, says it has paid off its $54.5-million loan, originally granted by the US Department of ...

harvesting and extraction of crude algae oil that will later be refined to produce sustainable aviation fuel, a statement from PETRONAS said yesterday.

Algae biofuel is produced by using algae as ... The project expected to produce 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Additionally, the field has identified renewable resources estimated at 275 ...

The algae contained some lipids (an oil precursor) as do those of today ... while there has only been about 1.6 million barrels of crude produced. It is also worth noting that while the natural ...