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algae car. reduce atmospheric CO2 by trapping it use algae to absorb CO2. algae being removed should be separated from water (dried) for easier removal (spin like a salad spinner?). constantly remove algae to a separate compartment – keep the concentration of algae in the tank constant.
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algae car... reduce atmospheric CO2 by trapping it use algae to absorb CO2
algae being removed should be separated from water (dried) for easier removal (spin like a salad spinner?) constantly remove algae to a separate compartment – keep the concentration of algae in the tank constant tank is transparent – tough plexiglass? water removed from algae recycled back into tank to keep volume constant algae grows continuously exhaust piped up to bubble through algae tank dried algae could be used to produce biodiesel --
will cold temperatures be a problem? how would we separate the algae? how much light is needed? algae being removed should be separated from water (dried) for easier removal (spin like a salad spinner?) constantly remove algae to a separate compartment – keep the concentration of algae in the tank constant tank is transparent – tough plexiglass? how could we dry it? wouldn’t pressure build up in the tank? are there other uses for the algae? water removed from algae recycled back into tank to keep volume constant algae grows continuously exhaust piped up to bubble through algae tank is there a demand for biodiesel? what will be the weight of the tank? how much water will need to be in the tank? dried algae could be used to produce biodiesel -- are there some algae that are more heat-tolerant? how hard is it to make the biodiesel? exhaust is HOT – will this boil the water? kill the algae? could we buffer the acidity? what happens to the water as CO2 is bubbled in? won’t it become acidic? are there algae that are more tolerant of other gases? exhaust is not just CO2 – are there other gases that might kill the algae?
