The use of biofuels is not only feasible but allows a method of disposing of excess CO2. The problem is the use of crop and forest land to grow conventional crops for ethanol. The use of algae biodiesel which uses sunlight, water and a concentration of CO2 is both useful and productive. The use of the sequestrated CO2 from a coal burning coal plant reduces greenhouse gases and produces a high quality and sulfur free biodiesel. This can be further processed by gasification techniques into gasoline and other hydrocarbons if required.
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