• RASHI KOUL

Algae fuels present an exciting opportunity. It is also widely accepted that algae alone and no other bio-feedstock have the ability to replace the entire global fossil fuel requirements. Algae present multiple possibilities for fuel end-products biodiesel, ethanol, methane, jet fuel, bio-crude and more [1]. Algae or algal biomass can be processed to create a variety of biofuels, including ethanol or methanol, With processes such as cellulosic fermentation (for deriving ethanol), gasification (for deriving biodiesel, ethanol and a wide range of hydrocarbons), or anaerobic digestion (for methane or electricity generation), it is possible today to use macroalgae as the feedstock for biofuels. The term algae can refer to microalgae, cyanobacteria (the so-called “blue-green algae”), and macroalgae (or seaweed). Under certain conditions, some microalgae have the potential to accumulate significant amounts of lipids (more than 50% of their ash-free cell dry weight). These characteristics give great potential for an immediate pathway to high energy density, fungible fuels.

Index term - Algae, conventional fuel, microalgae, ethanol, fossil fuel

"Algae: An Alternative Potential fuel to the conventional fuel for the betterment of humankind", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no.53-56, MAY-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805616.pdf

"Algae: An Alternative Potential fuel to the conventional fuel for the betterment of humankind", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 5, page no. pp53-56, MAY-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1805616.pdf