Where can we turn to prior work?

  1. Is Fractionation actually necessary, or do some species produce a favorable output of lipids for direct use as a fuel?
  2. What are the best species for algae biofuels?
  3. What is the conversion factor of algae mass to oil by different process?
    1. through pyrolysis?
    2. through methanolysis?
  4. How much do we expect to lost during the conversion (evaporation, transferring, etc)?
  5. how quickly does algae grow?
    1. By species
    2. by light exposure
    3. by nutrient
    4. by time
  6. What mass gets converted to oil? Just lipids?
    1. (implicit evidence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0734975007000262?casa_token=a6zOoXuHro8AAAAA:T8F-QQD-bVUZ73ky9P02EfMwFFRzUNBVflkSMvkLwLYVv8M8lxIbbxK7YM8ZrYHSMYc71jbGSwQ)
      1. Some algae have significant lipid mass! Great.
      2. Algae Lipid Mass Fraction
  7. What water conditions dissolve more CO2?
  8. What light conditions are best for specific species of algae?
    1. What pigments are used by each type of algae?
    2. what type of photosynthesis is used by each type of algae?