FUEL FOR FUTURETHE

ALGAE BIOFUEL

Prepared by:

Dishant Nimavat I

(Student Of Mechanical Engineering)

Faculty Guide :

Prof. Arvind Desai

(Department Of Humanity & Science)

HISTORY OF FUEL

• Fuels are any materials that store potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used for work or as heat energy.

• Coal was first used as a fuel in early centuries at china.

• Later coal was used to drive ships and source in UK.

• Now in 21st century coal is used to generate electricity in the world.

FOSSIL FUEL – WILL IT BE GOOD CHOICE ?

• Fossil fuels were rapidly adopted during the industrial revolution, Because they were more concentrated and flexible then traditional energy sources such as a Water power.

• Fossil fuel are the major energy sources but still when over consumption takes place lead to disastrous effects such as Air pollution.

• Burning of fossil fuels releases some of gases like carbon dioxide, Nitrogen Monoxide, nitrogen dioxide , sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide etc. that are responsible for Greenhouse effect and acid rain.

• As usage of fossil fuel becomes increases relatively many environmentally problem also increases like,

- Environmental Hazards

- Acid Rain

- Human Health Getting Affected

- Impact on aquatic life

As we have seen many serious problem with fossil fuel so we have to go for renewable source as a energy source.

ALGAE AS A BIOFUEL

What is algae ?

- It is a group of simple, non flowering and typically aquatic plant of large assemblage that includes the seaweeds and many single-celled forms.

- Algae is consider to be one of the most efficient organisms on Earth, because of their rapid growth rate. It grows best in seawater, which comes virtually unlimited supply.

What Is Biofuel ?

- Biofuel is energy source made from living things, or the waste that living produce.

What is Algae Biofuel ?

- Algae Biofuel is an alternative to fossil fuel that uses algae as Its source of natural deposits.

Growth of Algae

Photobioreactor Open pond

GROWTH OF ALGAE

What is Open-Pond ?

- The most common method of growing algae is through open-pond .

- Using open-ponds, algae can be grown in sunny areas of the world . It one of the simplest of algae growing system.

What Is Photobioreactors ?

- An Alternative to open ponds are closed ponds where the control over environment is much better than that for the open ponds.

ALGAE TO BIOFUEL

CHARACTERISTICS OF ALGAE FOR BIOFUEL

• Rapid growth rates.

• algae biofuel contains no sulphur that is good for environment.

• algae biofuel is non-toxic .

• it can grow 20 to 30 times faster then food crops.

• algae biofuel is highly bio-degradable .

• Algae produces up to 300 times more oil per acre than conventional food crops, such as palm, soybeans etc.

• Algae has a harvesting cycle of 1-10 days. So it allow a several harvests in a very short time frame, a differing strategy to yearly crops.

• Algae consume carbon dioxide as they grow, so they could be used to capture CO2 from power stations and other industrial plant that would otherwise go into the atmosphere.

• It can be grow on land that is not suitable for other established crops so no need for fertile land to grow algae.

ADVANTAGES OF BIOFUEL

- Cost : Biofuels have the potential to be significantly less expensive than gasoline and other fossil fuels.

- Source material: Whereas oil is a limited resource that comes from specific materials, biofuels can be manufactured from a wide range of materials including crop waste, manure, and other byproducts. This makes it an efficient step in recycling.

- Renewability: It takes a very long time for fossil fuels to be produced, but biofuels are much more easily renewable as new crops are grown and waste material is collected.

- Security: Biofuels can be produced locally, which decreases the nation's dependence upon foreign energy.

- Economic stimulation: Because biofuels are produced locally, biofuel manufacturing plants can employ hundreds or thousands of workers, creating new jobs in rural areas.

- Lower carbon emissions: When biofuels are burned, they produce significantly less carbon output and fewer toxins, making them a safer alternative to preserve atmospheric quality and lower air pollution.

DISADVANTAGES OF BIOFUEL

• High cost: To refine biofuels to more efficient energy outputs, and to build the necessary manufacturing plants to increase biofuel quantities, a high initial investment is often required.

• Food prices: As demand for food crops such as corn grows for biofuel production, it could also raise prices for necessary staple food crops.

• Water use: Massive quantities of water are required for proper irrigation of biofuel crops as well as to manufacture the fuel, which could strain local and regional water resources.

CONCLUSION

Production of biofuel from algae is green and clean way to fulfil our requirement for fuel, as

well it is also required to keep our planet green and clean from greenhouse and some of

harmful gases which are responsible for global worming as well environmental pollution. So

“Algae Biofuel Is Future Of Fuel “.

SAVE ENERGY

SAVE LIFE

SAVE PLANET