Biodiesel production from Macro Algae as a green fuel for diesel engine

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Abu Saleh, Khan, Sarfaraj, Hamdan, Sinin, Rahman, Md. Rezaur, Islam, Md Saiful, Maleque, Md. Abdul
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TP315 Fuel
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/25521/1/Proc_ENCON2012_Saleh.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/25521/; http://www.feng.unimas.my/encon2012/

Transesterification is an effective method to produce significant levels of biodiesel from renewable resources like plant oils and animal fats. Macroalgae is one of the inexpensive sources of oil feedstock for biodiesel production which is abundantly available in the sea areas. In this study algae...