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== Everyone ==
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== Everyone: Algal biofuels ==
[[File:green_jet_fuel.jpg|450px|thumb|right|There are more bacterial cells in your body than human ones. (Image from [http://hmpdacc.org this site]) ]]  
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[[File:green_jet_fuel.png|300px|thumb|right|Algal biofuels]]  
  
 
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== 1. Algal Biofuels ==
 
  
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* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biofuels-algae-exxon-venter/ ExxonMobil Bets $600 Million on Algae] Kate Howell ''Scientific American'' July 14, 2009.
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* [https://www.technologyreview.com/s/515041/exxon-takes-algae-fuel-back-to-the-drawing-board/ Exxon Takes Algae Fuel Back to the Drawing Board] Kevin Bullis ''MIT Technology Review'' May 20, 2013.
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* [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-there-still-a-role-for-oil-companies-in-renewables Is There Still a Role for Oil Companies in Renewables?] Matthew Morton ''Greentech Media'' March 12, 2015
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* [https://theconversation.com/can-we-save-the-algae-biofuel-industry-58518 Can we save the algae biofuel industry?] ''The Conversation'' May 9, 2015 <br>Watch the 3-minute ALGAE.TEC video embedded in the page.
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* [http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/green/newsid=38883.php Jet Fuel from Algae?] ''Nanowerk'' Jan 29, 2015 <br>Be sure to zoom in on the infographic by clicking on it.
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* Company/industry group webpages useful for answering questions: [http://solazymeindustrials.com/ Solazyme] | [http://algaetec.com.au/ ALGAE.TEC] | [http://allaboutalgae.com/ All about algae.com] | <s>[http://www.sapphireenergy.com/ Sapphire Energy]</s>
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* [http://energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algal-biofuels DOE Algal Biofuels] including [http://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-algae-fuel ENERGY 101: ALGAE-TO-FUEL video]
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* [http://web.biosci.utexas.edu/utex/ UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin]
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* Radakovits R, Jinkerson RE, Darzins A, Posewitz MC (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20139239 Genetic engineering of algae for enhanced biofuel production.] ''Eukaryot Cell'' '''9''':486–501.
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* Scott SA et al. (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20399634 Biodiesel from algae: Challenges and prospects.] ''Curr Opin Biotechnol'' '''21''':277–286.
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* [https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_trent_energy_from_floating_algae_pods Energy from floating algae ponds] Jonathan Trent ''TEDGlobal Talk'' June 2012.<br>This is a more speculative vision of algal biofuels.
  
== 2. Cellulosic Ethanol  ==
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== 1. Cellulosic Ethanol  ==
  
 
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* Sims REH, Mabee W, Saddler JN, Taylor M (2010) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19963372 An overview of second generation biofuel technologies] ''Bioresour Technol'' '''101''':1570–1580. <br>Review of technology and issues related to cellulosic ethanol. Skim the article for key details.
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* [http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_feedstocks.html#cellulosic DOE Cellulosic Ethanol] – read this page and click around the other ethanol links
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* [http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_cellulosic_ethanol_makers_the_road_ahead_is_still_uphill/2821/ For Cellulosic Ethanol Makers, The Road Ahead Is Still Uphill] Erica Gies ''Yale Environment 360'' Nov 3, 2014.
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* [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/ Bioenergy at DOE.] <br> Especially, check out the [http://www.genomicscience.energy.gov/biofuels/placemat.shtml From Biomass to Cellulosic Ethanol Placemat]
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* [http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/ Dupont Cellulosic Ethanol]<br> Watch the "From Feedstock to Fuel" video linked on the right side of the page.
  
== 3. Gulf of Mexico Bioremediation ==
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== 2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation ==
  
 
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* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-clean-up-oil-spills/ Slick Solution: How Microbes Will Clean Up the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill] David Biello ''Scientific American'' May 25, 2010.
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* [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-microbes-helped-clean-bp-s-oil-spill/ How Microbes Helped Clean BP's Oil Spill] David Biello ''Scientific American'' April 28, 2015 <br>Watch the embedded video and slide show.
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* [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Microbial_Response_to_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill Microbial Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill] ''MicrobeWiki''<br>Concentrate on the section on what it takes for bioremediation. Page also provides further references.
  
== 4. Frackibacter ==
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== 3. Frackibacter ==
  
 
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# [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/] New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells.
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* [https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/09/05/new-genus-of-bacteria-found-living-inside-hydraulic-fracturing-wells/ New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells] Pam Frost Gorder ''Ohio State Press Release'' Sept 5, 2016.
# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12369203] Hillman, J.D. (2002) Genetically modified ''Streptococcus mutans'' for the prevention of dental caries. ''Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek'' '''82''':361-366.
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* Daly RA et al. (2016) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595198 Microbial metabolisms in a 2.5-km-deep ecosystem created by hydraulic fracturing in shales] ''Nat Microbiol'' '''1''':16146.

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Everyone: Algal biofuels

Algal biofuels

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1. Cellulosic Ethanol

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2. Deep Water Horizon Bioremediation

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3. Frackibacter

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