Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Correspondence
  • Published:

Biofuel: microalgae cut the social and ecological costs

Nature volume 450, page 478 (2007)Cite this article

Sir

Much of the discussion over biofuel production has focused on higher plants and the problems associated with their use, such as the loss of ecosystems or the driving up of food prices, as discussed in your Editorial 'Kill king corn' and News Feature 'The little shrub that could — maybe' (Nature 449, 637 and 652–655 2007). The use of microalgae, which need not displace food crops, has tended to be overlooked.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Relevant articles

Open Access articles citing this article.

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to the full article PDF.

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK

    Peter J.le B. Williams

Authors
  1. Peter J.le B. Williams
    View author publications

    Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Williams, P. Biofuel: microalgae cut the social and ecological costs. Nature 450, 478 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/450478a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/450478a

This article is cited by

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing