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Biofuel From Halophytes




Dennis Bushnell, NASA Langley Research Center, sees the use of halophytes for biofuel production. Salt Marsh Grass, a halophyte, has potential for use in biofuel...
... "The advantage of developing biofuel from halophytes as opposed to other types of biomass is that saltwater plants are not dependent on fresh water, which is in increasingly short supply ... " ...

Via Flight International: Fuel-yielding plants ...

Halophytes are ...

Via Wikipedia: Halophyte: A halophyte is a plant that naturally grows where it is affected by salinity in the root area or by salt spray.  An example of a halophyte is the salt marsh grass. " 

 

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