fuel from algae
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OVERVIEW
1. What is algae?
2. Cultivation
3. Benefits
4. History
5. Process to fuel
6. Products
7. Comparison with other sources
8. World Wide Production
9. Future Estimate
Large and successful group of organisms
Flourish in sea, in fresh water and in damped
places on land
Contain chlorophyll so can produce their own food
Base of aquatic food chain
Natural occurrence in all water bodies
Reproduce very quickly and need only sunlight (or
other forms of energy, like sugar, water, CO2 and a
few inorganic nutrients to grow).
In large ponds, or in closed bioreactors using
enriched CO2
In large fermenters using sugar or starch
Some in sea water
Grows rapidly, faster than any other
plant
New, sustainable, and domestic alternative to
petroleum fuel.
Three reasons for opting algae as fuel-
1.) National Energy Security
2.) Economic Security
3.) Climate Change
New source of fuel and other products
Grows fast
Have biofuel yields
Consume CO2
Can be used as fuel and food
Can be used as energy source
Goes more than half a century back
1950s: production of methane gas from algae was
proposed
1970s: received impetus during energy crisis
1980-1996: US department of energy supported
the AQUATIC SPECIES PROGRAM (ASP)
In INDIA, Algae Bio-Tech India Pvt. Ltd. (Algae
India) works on it
Sugar beet Wheat
Sugar cane corn
sweet sorghum barley
Sucrose-containing
feedstocksStarchy materials
1st generation
wood
straw
grass
lignocellulosic
biomass
2nd generation
algal biomass
Algal biomass
3rd generation
BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION
(with various feedstocks)
3rd GENERATION FUEL
ALGAE FUEL
Can be used to produce different types of fuel :–
biodiesel, biojet fuel, green gasoline, others. Have
the ability to meet our transportation fuel needs.
1. BIO DIESEL:
Clean-burning alternative fuel, produced from
domestic, renewable that can be used in
compression- ignition (diesel)
engines with little or no modifications.
2. RENEWABLE AVIATION FUEL:
Also known as biojet fuel. Biofuel made from
sustainable sources (such as vegetable oil,
sugars, animal fats and even waste biomass).
FROM POND TO FUEL
Various methods:
A.) CONVENTIONAL METHODS:
Oil Expeller/Press
Solvent Extraction
Supercritical Fluid Extraction
B.) RECENT METHODS:
Enzymatic Extraction
Ultrasound Assisted Extraction
Oil Expeller/Press: high mechanical
pressure , extracts 70-75% oil
Solvent Extraction: common solvent-
hexane , 95% recovery
Supercritical Fluid Extraction: extracts
almost 100%
Enzymatic Extraction: enzymes degrade
cell walls with water acting as solvent
ALGAE ENZYME
Ultrasound Assisted Extraction: helps to
breakdown the algae cell structure and
expose more oil for extraction
Enzymes degrade algae cell walls
Algae oil
Algae provides an attractive source of alternative
fuel because it has the potential to yield oil at an
exponentially greater rate than other biofuels.
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Corn Soyabeans Sunflowers Algae
Gallon per year
ESTIMATED GALLONS OF OIL YIELDED ANNUALLY PER ACRE OF BIOFUEL CROP
* Estimates range from 3500 gallons per year to upto 20000 gallons per year
Human nutrition and health
products
chemicals
cosmetics
ADVANTAGES-
Deliver clean energy
Higher yield time
Do not affect fresh water resources
Biodegradable
DISADVANTAGES-
Production is still expensive
Possibility of contamination
Algae biodiesel - a feasibility
report- by Yihe Gao, Dawei
Tang
Chemistry Centre Journal
Microalgal fuel production
processes- by Nagle, N. Lemke
Fuels from microalgae: technology,
status, potential- by Neenan B.,
Feinberg
Algae biomass production and
use- by Shelef ,G., Soeder
Fuel options from microalgae-
by Feinberg
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