Biodiesel production from algae oil high in free fatty acids by two-step catalytic conversion

L Chen, T Liu, W Zhang, X Chen, J Wang - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of storage temperature and time on lipid composition of Scenedesmus sp. was
studied. When stored at 4° C or higher, the free fatty acid content in the wet biomass …

[PDF][PDF] Biodiesel from green alga Scenedesmus acuminatus

Y Unpaprom, S Tipnee, R Ramaraj - International Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Renewable fuels for alternative energy sources have been paid a great attention in recent
years. Biodiesel has been gaining worldwide popularity as an alternative energy source …

Production of Biodiesel Fuel from the Microalga Schizochytrium limacinum by Direct Transesterification of Algal Biomass

MB Johnson, Z Wen - Energy & Fuels, 2009 - ACS Publications
Producing biofuel from microalgae has gained renewed interest recently. Schizochytrium
limacinum is a heterotrophic microalga that is capable of producing high levels of biomass …

Direct Biodiesel Production from Wet Microalgae Biomass of Chlorella pyrenoidosa through In Situ Transesterification

H Cao, Z Zhang, X Wu, X Miao - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A one‐step process was applied to directly converting wet oil‐bearing microalgae biomass
of Chlorella pyrenoidosa containing about 90% of water into biodiesel. In order to …

Production and characterization of biodiesel from algae

P Nautiyal, KA Subramanian, MG Dastidar - Fuel Processing Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The feasibility of biodiesel production from microalgae as third generation biodiesel
feedstock was studied in the present investigation. The studies were conducted to evaluate …

Biodiesel production from heterotrophic microalgal oil

X Miao, Q Wu - Bioresource technology, 2006 - Elsevier
The present study introduced an integrated method for the production of biodiesel from
microalgal oil. Heterotrophic growth of Chlorella protothecoides resulted in the accumulation …

Biodiesel production by direct transesterification of microalgal biomass with co-solvent

Y Zhang, Y Li, X Zhang, T Tan - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, a direct transesterification process using 75% ethanol and co-solvent was
studied to reduce the energy consumption of lipid extraction process and improve the …

Effect of solvents and oil content on direct transesterification of wet oil-bearing microalgal biomass of Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31 for biodiesel synthesis using …

DT Tran, CL Chen, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, a one-step extraction/transesterification process was developed to directly
convert wet oil-bearing microalgal biomass of Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31 into biodiesel using …

Production of biodiesel from algae oils

A Demirbaş - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
A macroalga (Cladophora fracta) and a microalga (Chlorella protothecoides) samples were
used in this work. Most current research on oil extraction is focused on microalgae to …

Biodiesel production from freshwater algae

K Vijayaraghavan, K Hemanathan - Energy & Fuels, 2009 - ACS Publications
A novel approach in the production of renewable energy carrier namely, biodiesel was
performed using algal biomass as a raw material. The effect of drying algal biomass and its …