microorganisms Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 20 May 2016 20:44:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New Algae-Based Water Filter Removes Even Viruses https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-filter-viruses-mille-feuille-20160520/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-filter-viruses-mille-feuille-20160520/#respond Fri, 20 May 2016 20:44:55 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59929 A new filter paper produced by Uppsala University scientists in collaboration with German virologists promises to improve water filtration by removing resistant viruses. Globally, many people lack access to safe drinking water, and being that water-derived infections is a global cause for mortality, microorganisms that are resistant to disinfection must be removed. Although water-derived deaths […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/water-filter-viruses-mille-feuille-20160520/feed/ 0 59929 Natural Gas To Be Produced by Coal Eating Microorganisms https://www.greenoptimistic.com/natural-gas-to-be-produced-by-coal-eating-microorganisms-20090112/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/natural-gas-to-be-produced-by-coal-eating-microorganisms-20090112/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:13:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1541 Luca Technologies started up a project to produce natural gas from coal. The idea is to use microorganisms inside the coal layers of earth to change coal into methane.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/natural-gas-to-be-produced-by-coal-eating-microorganisms-20090112/feed/ 4 1541 Pure Green Energy From Cow Farms https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pure-green-energy-from-cow-farms-20080417/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pure-green-energy-from-cow-farms-20080417/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:37:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=286 Some Washington University engineers using an advanced imaging technology found out that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into a source of alternative energy. Hog and cow manure is a persistent pollutant from very large, industrial-sized barns and feed lots, but can become a very useful resource of methane when broken down by bacteria. […]

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