Bio-diesel production directly from the microalgae biomass of Nannochloropsis by microwave and ultrasound radiation |
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Authors: | Koberg Miri Cohen Moshe Ben-Amotz Ami Gedanken Aharon |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Chemistry and Kanbar Laboratory for Nanomaterials, Bar-Ilan University, Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel b Seambiotic Ltd., Tel Aviv 67021, Israel |
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Abstract: | This work offers an optimized method for the direct conversion of harvested Nannochloropsis algae into bio-diesel using two novel techniques. The first is a unique bio-technology-based environmental system utilizing flue gas from coal burning power stations for microalgae cultivation. This method reduces considerably the cost of algae production. The second technique is the direct transesterification (a one-stage method) of the Nannochloropsis biomass to bio-diesel production using microwave and ultrasound radiation with the aid of a SrO catalyst. These two techniques were tested and compared to identify the most effective bio-diesel production method. Based on our results, it is concluded that the microwave oven method appears to be the most simple and efficient method for the one-stage direct transesterification of the as-harvested Nannochloropsis algae. |
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Keywords: | Bio-diesel Nannochloropsis Microwave irradiation Sonication Catalyst |
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