The shafts cleaning project offered by the British researchers allows either reducing the pollution or biofuel producing.
The new prospective project on Cornwell shafts cleaning is about to use the algae that would produce the biofuel along with the heavy metals. The project is run by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Veola industrial group. During the project implementation the organizations plan to research the algae efficiency to extract cadmium and arsenic from the shafts water. The researchers hope to recycle the algae into the biomass for future extraction of the heavy metals. The remained wastes are planned to use as a raw materials for biofuel production.
The first object will be the Will Jane shaft closed back in 1992 that needs almost 2 million pounds annually to struggle with the pollution. In case of success the research team plans using this technology to fight all types of environmental pollution. Implementing this technology will reduce the costs for biofuel which is produced from algae now.
