Algal Scientific wins grand prize in Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

In Michigan, Algal Scientific Corporation took home the $500,000 cash grand prize at the 2012 Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. Algal won the price for their work in removing nutrient pollutants such as biological oxygen demand, nitrogen and phosphorus, from high strength municipal and industrial wastewater. At the same time, the company’s technology produces algal biomass that can be used for products such as fertilizer, bioplastics and biofuels.

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