Volume : II, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Microalgae –An Emerging Option For Biodiesel

Biswajit Rath

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Biodiesel has received considerable attention in recent years as it is biodegradable, renewable and nontoxic fuel. It emits less gaseous pollutants than conventional diesel fuel, and can work directly in diesel engines with no required modifications. The use of microalgae as a source of biofuels is an attractive proposition from the point of view that microalgae are photosynthetic renewable resources. They produce oils with high lipid content, have fast growth rates and are capable of growth in saline waters which are unsuitable for agriculture. Green algae and diatoms are the mostly used for biofuels production, because of their high storage of lipids. This present review provides an overview in the production of biodiesel from microalgae including different systems of cultivation such as open ponds and closed Photobioreactors, the methods of harvesting biomass and extracting the oil content.

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Biswajit Rath Microalgae -An Emerging Option For Biodiesel International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 9 September 2013

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