A Comprehensive Review of Biodiesel Production Method and Characterization from Microalgae

Abstract

Abstract In India, the road transportation sector mostly depends only on petro-diesel. Progressively increasing prices at the same time fast diminishing rate plays a vital role in pursuit of alternative to petroleum diesel. Lots of research been carried out to explore economical as well as technical viable alternative source to petro-diesel. The sources broadly divided in to edible and non-edible category among which conversion of edible oil into biodiesel was not at all feasible in India. So most of the research been focused on nonedible oil sources for example Jatropha, Jojoba, Polanga, Karanja, Cottonseed, Neem, and Kusum. The oil per acre yield, growth rate and oil content percentage for these sources was not pretty good. In this scenario biodiesel from microalgae may be the better alternative source for petro-diesel for the developing country like India. This article is an attempt, to explain the biodiesel production method from algae along with its characterization. In addition, the comparative analysis of an important characteristic in tabular form between algae and other sources given for better understanding.