The “liquid tree” or the Y-ALGAE project was developed by Y-TEC, an Argentine technological development company in the oil and gas sector, with YPF, CONICET, and the Institute of Biodiversity and Biotechnology Research. The Y-ALGAE project is the first of its kind in Argentina. These devices are composed of a photobioreactor that uses native microalgae to eliminate carbon dioxide from the air and produce oxygen in urban areas. It is estimated that this type of technology is between 10 and 50 times more efficient than a tree in purifying the air. The active component of the device is native microalgae … Continue reading Argentina’s Breakthrough with ‘Liquid Trees’: Can Y-ALGAE Clean Urban Air 50x Better Than Trees?