• Bijal Hasmukhbhai Patel
• Dr. Krishpa B. Shah
• Brijesh Shah

Biodiesel has gained much attension in recent year due to its eco-friendly nature and Non toxic characteristics. Continuous use of petroleum sourced fuels is now widely recognized as unsustainable because of depleting supplies and the contribution of these fuels to the accumulation of Carbon dioxide in the environment. Biodiesel derived from oil crops is a potential renewable and carbon neutral alternative to petroleum fuels. Unfortunately, Biodiesel from oil crops, waste cooking oil animal fat cannot realistically satisfy even a small fraction of the existing demand for transport fuels. Algae have emerged as one of the most promising sources for Biodiesel production. It can be inferred that Algae grown in CO2 enriched air can be converted to oily substances. Such an approach can contribute to solve major problems of air pollution resulting from CO2 evolution and future crisis due to a shortage of energy sources. In the current study, Algal species of Marine Algae were collected from Udwada beach, Valsad, Gujarat. In the first step oil from Algae species was extracted using n-hexane and Di-ethyl ether and the mixture of both as solvents, while in the second stage extracted oil was converted into biodiesel via transesterification reaction. Biodiesel production was highest in n-hexane solvent in Marine Algae. This study was undertaken to know the proper transesterification, amount of biodiesel production and physical properties of biodiesel.

Biodiesel, renewable energy, algal oil, biomass, Transeserification, glycerol

"Scope of Algae as a Third generation Biodiesel production", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.f622-f628, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107699.pdf

"Scope of Algae as a Third generation Biodiesel production", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppf622-f628, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107699.pdf