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Halophytes, algae, and bacteria food and fuel feedstocks
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hendricks, R. C. Bushnell, D. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The constant, increasing demand for energy, freshwater, and food stresses our ability to meet these demands within reasonable cost and impact on climate while sustaining quality of life. This environmental Triangle of Conflicts between energy, food, and water--while provoked by anthropogenic monetary and power struggles--can be resolved through an anthropogenic paradigm shift in how we produce and use energy, water, and food. With world population (6.6 billion) projected to increase 40 percent in 40 to 60 yr, proper development of saline agriculture and aquaculture is required, as 43 percent of the Earth's landmass is arid or semi-arid and 97 percent of the Earth's water is seawater. In light of this, we seek fuel alternatives in plants that thrive in brackish and saltwater with the ability to survive in arid lands. The development and application of these plants (halophytes) become the primary focus. Herein we introduce some not-so-familiar halophytes and present a few of their benefits, cite a few research projects (including some on the alternatives algae and bacteria), and then set theoretical limits on biomass production followed by projections in terms of world energy demands. Based on diverse arid lands with a total size equivalent to the Sahara Desert (8.6(exp 8) ha, or 2.1(exp 9) acres), these projections show that halophyte agriculture and algae systems can provide for the projected world energy demand. |
| File Size | 5103638 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090025461 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t59d1xg5b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Propellants And Fuels Renewable Energy Algae Bacteria Bioconversion Agriculture Biomass Aquiculture Fuels Biomass Energy Production Water Resources Sea Water Salinity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
