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Finding sufficient supplies of clean energy for the future is one of society’s most
daunting challenges and is intimately linked with global stability, economic prosperity, and
quality of life. Because of the world energy crisis, many countries have started to take a series of
measures to resolve this problem. Finding alternative energy resources is a pressing mission for
many countries, especially for those countries lacking conventional fuel resources. The
production of biodiesel has recently received much attention worldwide.
The world total biodiesel production was estimated to be around 1.8 billion liters in 2003.
A sharp Increase in biodiesel production was observed in the past several years. It is speculated
that the production of biodiesel will be further tremendously increased because of increasing
demand for fuels and cleaner energy globally.
Third generation biodiesel feedstock’s which are derived from microalgae, have emerged
as one of the most promising alternative sources of lipid for use in biodiesel production because
of their high photosynthetic efficiency to produce biomass and their higher growth rates and
productivity compared to conventional crops. In addition to their fast generation feedstocks, they
are easier to cultivate than many other types of plants and can produce a higher yield of oil for
biodiesel production. Microalgae produce valuable co-products or by-products such as
biopolymers, proteins, carbohydrates and residual biomass, which may be used as feed or
fertilizer. In addition, cultivation of microalgae does not require herbicides or pesticides.
Objectives
Methodology
Production of Biodiesel
Biodiesel production
The Oil obtained from microalgae will be converted into Bio-Diesel by
Transesterification process
Production of Bio-Mass
The leftover biomass will be used as animal feedstock or can an anerobically
digested for
Methane production.