Algae Oil: A Sustainable Renewable Fuel of Future
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A nonrenewable fuel like petroleum has been used from centuries and its usage has kept on increasing day by day. This also contributes to increased production of greenhouse gases contributing towards global issues like global warming. In order to meet environmental and economic sustainability, renewable, carbon neutral transport fuels are necessary. To meet these demands microalgae are the key source for production of biodiesel. These microalgae do produce oil from sunlight like plants but in a much more efficient manner. Biodiesel provides more environmental benefits, and being a renewable resource it has gained lot of attraction. However, the main obstacle to commercialization of biodiesel is its cost and feasibility. Biodiesel is usually used by blending with petro diesel, but it can also be used in pure form. Biodiesel is a sustainable fuel, as it is available throughout the year and can run any engine. It will satisfy the needs of the future generation to come. It will meet the demands of the future generation to come.
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The current focus is on microalgae as a feedstock for bioenergy production as the most promising raw material to compensate and balance the ever-increasing demands for biofuels, food, feed and valuable chemicals production.
“The current focus is on microalgae as a feedstock for bioenergy production as the most promising raw material to compensate and balance the ever-increasing demands for biofuels, food, feed and valuable chemicals production [9, 10].”
The world energy crisis in the 1970s led to the identification of algae as renewable and sustainable sources for biofuels production, prompting the exploration of microalgae as a new field of research for fuels and other valuable products.
“The world energy crisis in the 1970s led to the identification of algae as renewable and sustainable sources for biofuels production, prompting the exploration of microalgae as a new field of research for fuels and other valuable products [10, 140].”
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- Authors
- Paul Abishek, M., Patel, J., & Prem Rajan, A.
- Affiliations
- School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
- Vellore Institute of Technology University (IN)
- ORCID
- Patel, Jay
- Venue
- Biotechnology Research International
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-05-05
- Volume
- 2014
- Pages
- 1-8
- ISSN
- 2090-3138 (ISSN-L)
- 2090-3146
- PMC
- PMC4026879
- OpenAlex
- W2045565273
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2025: 5 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 3
- FWCI
- 0.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Status
- Retracted
- Update notices
- retraction (2020-12-28)
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biotechnology Research International (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SR/S3/ME/0025/2010)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Keywords
- microalgae, algal oil, biodiesel, renewable fuels, oil substitution, greenhouse gas emissions
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