Growth Characteristics of Commonly Occurring Fresh Water Chlorophycean Algae for Biodiesel Production.

Authors

  • Avinash D. Landge University of Pune
  • Subhash Dattatray Pingle University of Pune

Keywords:

Growth characteristics, biodiesel, Chlorophyceae.

Abstract

Liquid biofuels, renewable fuels derived from biomass, are arguably one of the best transition fuels for the near-term and have made a recent resurgence in response to rising oil prices. Biodiesel can be produced from a variety of lipid feedstock, catalysts and alcohols using several possible conversion processes. Microalgae reproduce themselves using photosynthesis to convert sun energy into chemical energy, completing an entire growth cycle every few days. Fresh water chlorophycean algae have great source of lipid content and proving raw material for biodiesel.  This paper focuses the growth behavior of fresh water Chlorophycean algae during mass culture for biodiesel production. 

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Author Biographies

Avinash D. Landge, University of Pune

Save trees save earth 

Subhash Dattatray Pingle, University of Pune

Pioneer of life- Algae 

Published

31-12-2013

How to Cite

Landge, A. D., & Pingle, S. D. (2013). Growth Characteristics of Commonly Occurring Fresh Water Chlorophycean Algae for Biodiesel Production. Current Botany, 4(3), 59–62. Retrieved from https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/cb/article/view/1445

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Regular Articles