Open AccessBiorefinery Approach for Biodiesel Production from Microalgae
Author(s) -
J P Punyanan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/520/1/012008
Subject(s) - biorefinery , fossil fuel , renewable energy , biodiesel , greenhouse gas , environmental science , biofuel , biodiesel production , waste management , algae fuel , engineering , ecology , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , catalysis
As the availability of fossil fuel resources is decreasing and leads to energy crisis all around the world, the researchers now are looking for potential renewable sources that can be transformed into energy and replace fossil fuel resources. One of the most potential resources for fuels with many applications is microalgae. As a highly populated country with 264 million, the development of microalgae for biodiesel in Indonesia is needed to fulfill the high energy demand. With wide territorial waters and a tropical climate in Indonesia, microalgae cultivation can be conducted massively. There is no need for land to cultivate microalgae. It is only required water, CO 2 , and sunlight. The biorefinery approach can be used to produce biodiesel from microalgae and keep the greenhouse gases (GHG) near to negligible. The wastewater generated from the process can be used again as the input of the pond for cultivation. Therefore, this biorefinery approach is promising to enhance national energy and income by optimizing the microalgae development in Indonesia.