Algae Used To Remediate CO 2 Buildup By Nickolas Melanthiou

Need Global warming is affecting our Earth greatly Average temperatures have increased by one degree Average temperatures are expected to increase by 10 degrees Fahrenheit by 2010

Knowledge Base Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms Photosynthesis is the most important process of all biological processes Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, some bacteria, and some protistans use the energy from sunlight to produce sugar Cellular respiration then converts the sugar into ATP Photosynthesis also takes carbon dioxide, uses it, then releases oxygen

Literature Review Bayless, the director of the Ohio University’s Coal Research Center, has brought up the idea of using algae to remediate CO2 buildup The way Bayless imagines the project is by using a photo bioreactor

Purpose Alternate way to remediate CO2 buildup

Hypothesis Null Hypothesis: The algae will not remediate a significant amount of carbon dioxide Alternate Hypothesis: The algae will remediate a significant amount of carbon dioxide

Methodology

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