Seaweed Biofuels Research at Rutgers

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Scientists explore seaweed as potential energy and food source

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Scientists are studying potential of turning a species of seaweed into a source of energy and food.

Sargassum seaweed is native to the historical " Sargasso Sea " that gives rise annually to the largest macroalgal bloom in the world.

The Earth 's rapidly warming climate combined with agricultural fertilizer runoff are catalyzing its growth, which is leading to serious environmental concerns.

Rutgers University will collaborate with researchers at SaBRe to bioprospect samples from various sites around the Gulf of Mexico where sargassum is naturally abundant and often found naturally shored at beaches.

Given how climate change has brought about massive seaweed blooms, this resource is likely to be an abundant source of feedstock for many years to come.

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