Exploration of Lipid Extracted Residue of Algae Biomass as a Potential Feedstock for Biogas Generation: Sustainable Approach Towards Integrated Bio-Refinery

Authors

  • Piyushi Nautiyal  Department of Chemistry, New Horizon College of Engineering, Outer Ring Road, Marathalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • K. A. Subramanian  Department of Chemistry, New Horizon College of Engineering, Outer Ring Road, Marathalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • M. G. Dastidar  Department of Chemistry, New Horizon College of Engineering, Outer Ring Road, Marathalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Keywords:

Algae, adsorbent, biogas, dye, wastewater

Abstract

Algae biomass has been recognized as a potential and promising feedstock for biodiesel production. However, the expenses associated with the overall downstream processing steps question the sustainability of algae biodiesel. With an aim to improve this, a sustainable approach has been explored using lipid extracted algae biomass (LEB) of Spirulina platensisas the feedstock for biogas generation. The alternate use of LEB for biogas generation showed the maximum biogas generation of 400 cm3/g of total solids for the total period of 70 days. The volume of biogas generated under the similar experimental conditions using original algae biomass as feedstock was in the similar range as observed with LEB. Theoptimistic results obtained from the study suggested that LEB can definitely be exploited for such applications to improve the overall cost economics of algae bio-refinery.

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2019-12-30

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Volume 4, Issue 9, November-December-2019

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Piyushi Nautiyal, K. A. Subramanian, M. G. Dastidar, " Exploration of Lipid Extracted Residue of Algae Biomass as a Potential Feedstock for Biogas Generation: Sustainable Approach Towards Integrated Bio-Refinery" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 4, Issue 9, pp.30-33, November-December-2019.