Biodiesel use around the world

Biodiesel use around the world

Biodiesel has been produced commercially in Europe since 1992, and European countries account for more than 80% of global biodiesel consumption. Since 2006, biodiesel capacity has more than doubled and in 2013, EU countries produced 10,367,000 tonnes of biodiesel. Biodiesel markets are experiencing double digit growth in the United States and Asia, in particular India … Read More

Advanced Biofuels

Advanced Biofuels

The term “advanced biofuel” is a bit misleading because any biofuel can be advanced as long as it is made from sustainable feedstock. The definition of a sustainable feedstock is not well developed, but in general, a feedstock is considered sustainable if it: Is available in large enough quantity to meet a reasonable proportion of … Read More

Waste plant material could boost algae’s biofuel potential

Waste plant material could boost algae’s biofuel potential

Findings from a ground breaking study could prove crucial in boosting the ‘economic viability’ of algae biofuel, showing for the first time that raw plants can be used as a carbon energy source for cultivation of a strain of microalgae. (more information about biodiesel ,pls click) In a study recently published in the journal Algal Research, … Read More

Algae for Biofuel Production

Introduction Algae are organisms that grow in aquatic environments and use light and carbon dioxide (CO2) to create biomass. There are two classifications of algae: macroalgae and microalgae. Macroalgae, which are measured in inches, are the large, multi-cellular algae often seen growing in ponds. These larger algae can grow in a variety of ways. The … Read More

Biofuels from Micro-algae

The development of photosynthetic microbes that produce lipids or hydrocarbons also has great potential for biofuels production. While plant production of useable biomass is unlikely to exceed an overall solar conversion efficiency of 1-2 percent, algae can convert solar power at efficiencies in excess of 10 percent. A combination of anaerobic and aerobic microbial processes … Read More