OriginOil: Algae Into Oil
October 2nd 2008, 02:40 pm
OriginOil’s technology involves what it calls a bioreactor: algae is cultivated in a contained module around a rotating vertical shaft. The shaft, or helix as the company calls it, allows the algae to grow in multiple layers and facilitates the delivery of the nutrients it needs, CO2 and intermittent light.
