Biodiesel From Algae

Authors:

Niharika Kapoor (Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad)

Abstract:

Many people from research firms are searching for alternative fuel sources that is renewable, economical and environmentally friendly as fossil fuels are fast depleting. “Biodiesel refers to any diesel equivalent biofuel made from renewable biological material such as vegetable oils/ animal fats consisting of long chain hydrocarbons. It can be used in pure form or may be blended with petro diesel at any concentration”. However, there are problems with biodiesel made from crops namely the displacement of food and amount of crops it takes to produce a gallon of oil. Algae to biodiesel has been widely discussed among experts in the petroleum industry and considerable who are looking for a more reliable and safer source of energy that is both renewable and easy to maintain. Thus, algae can prove to be an economic and productive source to manufacture biofuel which is highly productive. As, a result , large quantities of algae can be grown quickly and the process o f testing differential strains of algae for their fuel making potential can process faster than with other crops with longer life cycles.

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