Who is Jonathan Trent?

Who is Jonathan Trent?

Jonathan Trent invented OMEGA to grow oil-producing algae on municipal wastewater and leads the multidisciplinary OMEGA team to test the feasibility of the OMEGA concept. Trent’s previous research focused on astrobiology and nanotechnology using extremophiles.

What is the name of the unit Jonathan Trent is planning on implementing to help get energy from algae?

We call it OMEGA, which is an acronym for Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae.

What did Trent set out to create?

Jonathan Trent set out to understand if there was a way to develop biofuels that would compete with fossil fuels, but not compete with agriculture. His proposed solution is extraordinary: Make an enclosure with plastic and let algae grow in sunlight in the ocean, taking in wastewater from cities.

What is microalgae what benefit would they have in this technology?

Microalgae offer many advantages unlike the conventional techniques including high metal removal efficiency even at low metal concentrations, adaptive nature to grow under stress condition, and free of toxic sludge generation.

What happened at the Council of Trent?

The Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. It served to define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Protestant expansion.

What were the two main decisions taken at the Council of Trent?

The Council of Trent took up steps to enforce strict discipline among the Church officials. The sale of Church offices was stopped. It condemned and prohibited Sale of Indulgences. Seminars were to be started for imparting education and training to priests.

Are algae farms profitable?

How much profit can an algae farm make? If your 100-acre farm earned 10 cents per gallon in profit and produced 15,000 gallons per acre per year, your annual net earnings would equal $150,000.

Can you grow algae at home?

You should choose a container that is clear and transparent. This will allow sunlight to reach the algae. Glass and clear plastic containers are good choices. If you are growing algae for a science fair project, you could use something the size of a plastic water bottle, or something larger like a small aquarium.

Is microalgae a seaweed?

Algae can be broadly divided into two groups according to size: large or ‘macro’ algae (commonly referred to as seaweed) and microalgae, which can only be seen under a microscope.