I recently learned that oil is mostly composed of algae and phytoplankton capturing carbon out the atmosphere thousands of years ago. Later the organisms fall to the bottom of the ocean and through time turn into crude hydrocarbons. So why do we not attempt to create the same crude oil by using alge with waste water from water processing plants?
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Sure. There’s a few companies who have tried this commercially. Here’s one who tried but couldn’t make it profitable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TerraVia
Here’s another who’s still in business:
https://www.viridos.com/technology/
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