Scientists in Ireland are working on a process to produce
duckweed for use in animal feed by capturing essential nutrients in wastewater from dairy processing plants.
Not exact matches
Ingredients from seeds, such as chia, hemp, and flax, as well as from more envelope - pushing sources like fungi, algae,
duckweed, and similar new sources, are growing fast
for the same cluster of advantages.
«I don't see why people wouldn't grow
duckweed at much larger scale — at tens of hectares — specifically to create a cash crop
for protein isolation.»
Later, that
duckweed can be harvested as feed
for local cows, Julia says.
And it Doesn't include the production of algae and
duckweed, which is currently at 6,000 gallons per acre per year,
for oil and ethanol respectively, plus co-product biomass that can go to feed or fuel depending on demand.
Minor changes to an existing Federal tax incentive
for second - generation biofuels (i.e., biofuel made from cellulose, algae,
duckweed, or cyanobacteria) could mitigate the current elevated risk of investing in the industry that is retarding its advance, according to a new paper by a team from the International Council on Clean... Read more →