Biofuel from duckweed

Project Summary

Problem: Despite the need to establish a greater understanding of suitable plants for second generation biofuels, relatively little attention has been paid to the potential of duckweeds. Duckweeds are common on waste water ponds associated with farms and food processing facilities, especially poultry production and are treated as a waste product.

Solution: To investigate the use of duckweed to treat wastewater and, given its rapid growth rates, examine the suitability for the conversion of biomass to biofuels.

Nature of investment: Carbon Connections grant funding

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