Extraction of Oil From Algae for the Production of Biodiesel

Abstract

As the affluence of fossil fuel is becoming eccentric and the behemoth of global warming and CO level is proliferating, 2 the search for alternative energy is aggrandizing. The Algae based bio-fuel is considered as a viable alternative source of energy and algal based biomass has the ability to meet the global energy demand. Unfortunately, biodiesel from oil crops and animal fat cannot realistically satisfy even a small fraction of the existing demand for transport fuels. As demonstrated here, algae appear to be the vital source of renewable biodiesel that is capable of meeting the global demand for transport fuels. Like plants, Algae are a diverse group of photosynthetic organism that grow rapidly due to their simple structure and have emerged as one of the most promising sources for biodiesel production. Oil productivity of many algae species greatly exceeds the oil productivity of the best producing oil crops, although in this report, research work has been done on macro alga, they also possess oil contents but have poor yield that's why micro algae is better option for the economical biodiesel formation.