International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)
e-ISSN: 2395 -0056
Volume: 04 Issue: 04 | Apr -2017
p-ISSN: 2395-0072
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Renewable Energy Source Algae Biodiesel as Alternative Fuel Hemendra C. Patil1, Ritesh R. patil1, Chetan C. Patel1 Raju G. Mundhe2 1Students,
department of mechanical engineering, DILKAP Research institute of engineering and management studies, Neral, Tal-Karjat, Dist- Raigad, Maharashtra, India. 2Professor, department of mechanical engineering, DILKAP Research institute of engineering and management studies, Neral, Tal-Karjat, Dist- Raigad, Maharashtra, India. ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract - Today energy demand is increasing rapidly all
over the world along with it pollution is also increasing, with the use of nonrenewable sources of energy like coal, natural gas, and fossil fuels. So as to maintain the pollution level all over the world renewable energy sources are used. In liquid fuels currently petrol and diesel are widely used. These are the non renewable sources of fuel and because of these fuels the environmental pollution is rapidly increasing. Therefore it is necessary to research on the renewable alternative fuel especially biodiesel. Biodiesel is a natural fuel and may be a good source or substitute for fossil fuel in future. Biodiesel has been derived from oil crops. Biodiesel is a potential renewable and carbon neutral alternative to petroleum fuels. Unfortunately, biodiesel from oil crops, waste cooking oil and animal fat cannot realistically satisfy even a small fraction of the existing demand of fuels. The use of algae can be a suitable alternative because algae is the most efficient biological producer of oil on the planet. It is a versatile biomass source and may soon be one of the Earth's most important renewable fuel crops. Higher photosynthetic efficiency, higher biomass production, a faster growth rate than higher plants, highest CO2 fixation and O2 production, growing in liquid medium which can be handled easily makes the algae as a better option compared to other oil seed crops.
Key Words: Algae, Algae biodiesel, Trensestrification, Pollution, Green energy.
1.INTRODUCTION Today, pollution and global warming problems are biggest problems in the world. But day by day our energy demand also increases rapidly, so to fulfill these demand many countries are deploying renewable energy sources. Alternative fuel has recently become more attracting due to higher cost and emission by fossil fuels. Table:1 indicates pollution level in the world. Ghana has highest pollution index of 98.83 and united state has least pollution index of 31.19.
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Table 1.1: pollution level in world [27]
Rank
Country
1 2 3 6 26 57 88 97
Ghana Afghanistan Mongolia China India South Africa Japan United state
Pollution index 98.83 95.60 93.80 88.96 76.53 63.56 41.01 31.19
Table 1.2: Pollution Level In India (April 2017)[27] (min.) 0
100 (max.)
Rank
City
1 2 3 4 5 8 11 13 18 21 27 37
Faridabad Ghaziabad Kanpur Delhi Varanasi Mumbai Patina Bangalore Kolkata Pune Jaipur Goa
Pollution index 97.07 95.76 92.47 89.32 89.32 87.63 85.21 83.94 80.70 77.21 68.22 54.70
Fossil fuel extracted from the earth has high carbon content and because of these carbon content the air pollution increases rapidly which is harmful to the human as well as environment. Therefore to reduce the pollution use of more efficient and less harmful to environment alternative source of energy such as biodiesel is the best option. Biodiesel is produced by the oil seeds, waste cooking oil, algae, etc. Also the biodiesel is the renewable source of the energy. Biodiesel can be made available from plants and animals. Biodiesel can be produced by soybean oil, rapeseed, canola, palm, cottonseed, sunflower, peanut, and Algae. The biodiesel ISO 9001:2008 Certified Journal
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