USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach
USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach Scientists at the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on Santa Catalina Island, working with private industry, report that a new aquaculture technique on the California coast significantly increases kelp growth, yielding four times more biomass than natural processes. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e., physically moving the macroalgae between deep nutrient-rich water at night and shallow depths within the photic zone during the day to optimize growth. An open-access pape...
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