Chinese, Korean institutions to collaborate on algae research

The Shandong Provincial Academy of Sciences in East China has clinched a deal to introduce photobioreactor technology from Chosun University in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to aid the former’s research on mass producing oil-rich algae for biodiesel production.  Yang Hetong, head of the bio-research institute with the Shandong Provincial Academy of Sciences, said the project could lead to more than 1,000 square meters of algae cultivation in two years. He said the photobioreactor technology from Chosun University would be used to stimulate growth of an oil-rich algae species. (December 6, 2010)