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Old 12-20-2013, 07:13 PM   #18 (permalink)
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It sounds like dense thermal depolymerization. If so, the trick is to remove the water with the minimum of added energy.

Thermal depolymerization: the cure for our oil and pollution problems. - Ars Technica OpenForum

Here's a website that is pertinent:
http://http://www.oilgae.com/

"Oilgae". Get it?
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