Production of Biofuel from algae under sustainability

3. Introduction to algae fuels

4. Algae Oil yield Compared to other Feedstocks
Comparative Yields
• Soy Bean 300-365 Gallons Per Acre Per Year
• Palm 400-700 Gallons Per Acre Per Year
• Algae 2,000 to 20,000+ Gallons Per Acre Per Year

5. Uniqueness of algae fuels

6. Lesser land requirement
• Algae is capable of producing 30 times more oil per acre than the current
crops now utilized for the production of biofuels.
• Algae could produce up to 94,000 liters of oil per acre, shrinking land
requirements
Adaptability to a range of environment
• Grown under conditions which are unsuitable for conventional
crop production (marine water, wastewater, open ponds)

7. Solve the food versus fuel problem
•Does not compete directly with crops grown for
food
•Algae can make use of marine and waste water
•Some algae can be grown in desert regions
•Some algae can be grown in ocean environment
•Does not require expensive nutrients for growing

8. A wide range of fuel products

9. Additional Algae Oil Benefits:
• Can be Grown anywhere
• Non-polluting
• Zero Sulfur
• Releases Oxygen (can be captured and sold)
• Eats CO2 (a potentially valuable GHG offset)
• After the Oil is extracted the remaining press
cake (BioMass) is a highly valuable product

10. How Does Algae Produce Oil?
• Algae is a single cell organism
• Algae feeds on the Hydrogen from the H2O and the Carbon
from the CO2 and through the process of photosynthesis
produces Hydrocarbon Chains and releases Oxygen
• Most strains of the Green and Green-Blue Algae can double their
mass every 24 hour growing cycle
• Different strains of Algae produce Algae Oil with slightly different
hydrocarbon chains

11. How to obtain fuel from algae?
• Picking up the best algae
• Growing the algae
• Harvesting
• Generating the fuel product

12. Where To Grow It?
• Extensions onto our water treatment plants
• Clean up our waste and generate fuel
• Agriculture runoff
• Exploit the county's many farms and vineyards
• Water ponds
• Algae could well grow on salty water as well as soft water
Choosing an Algae
• High percentage of total biomass is oil
• Maintains a high percentage of oil even
under stress
• Compatible with our regional climate

14. There are three well-known methods to extract the oil from
oilseeds, and these methods should apply equally well for algae
too:
1 . Pressing oil from the algae
Retrieves up to 70% of the oil
2.Chemical Oil Extraction
Retrieves up to 95% of the oil
3.Super Critical Oil Extraction
Can extract almost 100% oil by
itself.

15. Product generation via different methods
• Biodiesel
• Ethanol
• Hydrogen
• Methane
• Electricity — where algae biomass is directly used for
combustion
• Other hydrocarbon fuel

17. Conclusion
• Even with few challenges taken into consideration, algae
biofuel's natural advantages look to make it one of the
foremost players in the clean energy market
• Algae biofuel production holds future promise for
developing countries.
• Providing more jobs and an independent source of
Energy.

18. Cost of the Project
Approximately the cost of the project at small scale will be around 20,000 to 30,000/-
This cost should cover
Algae cultivation,
it’s drying method and
oil extraction