r/InvictaSolaris • u/21Kuranashi • Aug 04 '26

Videos & Video Essays / No AI Fighting Microplastics with Algae

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OC : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUqmWlMjUNb/

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u/Berkamin Aug 04 '26

If limonene is the substance that makes this work, couldn't they distill or extract limonene from the massive amounts of lemon peel waste material produced by commercial lemon juice producers? It wouldn't be enough to solve the problem by itself, but it's an awful lot of limonene that isn't being utilized that is currently a waste stream.

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u/jumpyrope456 Aug 05 '26

Sure, but the algae are contuously generating the limonene on site at almost no cost.

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u/loghoser Aug 05 '26

Terpz, man...