Researcher makes fuel from wastewater
- July 16, 2012
- By Kerri Jansen
A University of Kansas researcher is working to make algae a viable commercial feedstock for biofuel production.
Belinda Sturm, assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, grows green algae in tanks of municipal wastewater in Lawrence, Kan. The algae is then processed to capture oily lipids, which are used to produce biofuel, The Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Journal reported.
The algae absorbs nitrogen and phosphorus from the wastewater, helping clean the water before it is discharged into the Kansas River, according to the article.
Sturm won a 2012 Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award from the Academy of Environmental Engineers for the project, the article indicates.
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