Production and sampling of Biofuel extracted from Algae

Biodiesel has received much attention in recent years. There are various methods are available for production of biodiesel from vegetable oils but the production of biodiesel from micro algae is a newly emerging field. The attention is focused to develop biodiesel from green algae and evaluate its effect on the engine combustion, performance and emission. Algae were found to be suitable for biodiesel production on a large scale. Three methods are available for growing algae, by photo-bio-reactor, open race way pond and hybrid system. Then oil is extracted from these algae by different process. By use of various types of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyzed transesterification reaction biodiesel will be produced. Then these biofuel will blended in proportions of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by weight with standard commercial diesel in different proportion by volume and their properties were compared. This work attempts to find a suitable algal fuel and optimum blending levels with diesel to address the combustion, performance and emission parameter of an engine.