Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy
Biodiesel is biodegradable, less CO2 and NOx emissions. Continuous use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and the contribution of these fuels to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the environment. Renewable, carbon neutral, transport...
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| author | Hossain, A.B.M.S. Salleh, A. Boyce, A.N. Chowdhury, P. Naqiuddin, M. |
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| description | Biodiesel is biodegradable, less CO2 and NOx emissions. Continuous use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and the contribution of these fuels to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the environment. Renewable, carbon neutral, transport fuels are necessary for environmental and economic sustainability. Algae have emerged as one of the most promising sources for biodiesel production. It can be inferred that algae grown in CO 2-enriched air can be converted to oily substances. Such an approach can contribute to solve major problems of air pollution resulting from CO 2 evolution and future crisis due to a shortage of energy sources. This study was undertaken to know the proper transesterification, amount of biodiesel production (ester) and physical properties of biodiesel. In this study we used common species Oedogonium and Spirogyra to compare the amount of biodiesel production. Algal oil and biodiesel (ester) production was higher in Oedogonium than Spirogyra sp. However, biomass (after oil extraction) was higher in Spirogyra than Oedogonium sp. Sediments (glycerine, water and pigments) was higher in Spirogyra than Oedogonium sp. There was no difference of pH between Spirogyra and Oedogonium sp. These results indicate that biodiesel can be produced from both species and Oedogonium is better source than Spirogyra sp. © 2008 Science Publications. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-77252013-12-11T03:27:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/7725/ Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy Hossain, A.B.M.S. Salleh, A. Boyce, A.N. Chowdhury, P. Naqiuddin, M. QH301 Biology Biodiesel is biodegradable, less CO2 and NOx emissions. Continuous use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and the contribution of these fuels to the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the environment. Renewable, carbon neutral, transport fuels are necessary for environmental and economic sustainability. Algae have emerged as one of the most promising sources for biodiesel production. It can be inferred that algae grown in CO 2-enriched air can be converted to oily substances. Such an approach can contribute to solve major problems of air pollution resulting from CO 2 evolution and future crisis due to a shortage of energy sources. This study was undertaken to know the proper transesterification, amount of biodiesel production (ester) and physical properties of biodiesel. In this study we used common species Oedogonium and Spirogyra to compare the amount of biodiesel production. Algal oil and biodiesel (ester) production was higher in Oedogonium than Spirogyra sp. However, biomass (after oil extraction) was higher in Spirogyra than Oedogonium sp. Sediments (glycerine, water and pigments) was higher in Spirogyra than Oedogonium sp. There was no difference of pH between Spirogyra and Oedogonium sp. These results indicate that biodiesel can be produced from both species and Oedogonium is better source than Spirogyra sp. © 2008 Science Publications. 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/7725/1/Biodiesel_fuel_production_from_algae_as_renewable_energy.pdf Hossain, A.B.M.S. and Salleh, A. and Boyce, A.N. and Chowdhury, P. and Naqiuddin, M. (2008) Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy. American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 4 (3). pp. 250-254. ISSN 1553-3468, |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology Hossain, A.B.M.S. Salleh, A. Boyce, A.N. Chowdhury, P. Naqiuddin, M. Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title | Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title_full | Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title_fullStr | Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title_short | Biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| title_sort | biodiesel fuel production from algae as renewable energy |
| topic | QH301 Biology |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/7725/1/Biodiesel_fuel_production_from_algae_as_renewable_energy.pdf |
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