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Escalation of oil prices has perplexed mankind. Fossil fuels reserves are non-renewable and are getting depleted at a faster rate. Agriculture and industry use diesel powered engines for many purposes, but the supply of diesel fuel is limited. Diesel engines are widely used as power sources for medium and heavy duty applications because of their low fuel consumption. As worldwide fossil fuel reserves diminish due to consumption exceeding supplies, many countries are becoming increasingly dependent upon imported sources of oil. Bio-diesel is a renewable resource that could be sustainably supplied. India, being a peninsula is a rich source of seaweeds. Algal biodiesel, fuel from seaweeds is a third generation biodiesel which proves to be a better option compared to its competitors of edible and non-edible vegetable oils in terms of yield, land area required and the turn - over frequency. This paper evaluates the possibility of producing biodiesel from a macroalgae Chaetomorpha Aerea and the evaluation of the biodiesel according to ASTMD6751.
Keywords: Fossil fuels, Seaweeds, Chaetomorpha Aerea, biodiesel, ASTM |
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