Biodiesel being produced from microalgae oil

With the diminishing stocks of fossils and their combustion causing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to increase, the demand and need for alternatives is on the rise. In Germany they are producing biodiesel from microalgae oils. A research team from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen have now introduced a new catalytic process that allows the effective conversion of bio-petroleum from microalgae into diesel fuels.

Plant oils from sources such as soybean and rapeseed are promising starting materials for the production of biofuels. Microalgae are an interesting alternative to these conventional oil-containing crops. Microalgae are individual cells or short chains of cells from algae freely moving through water. Read more ...

International Algae Congress starts early December

The fifth International Algae Congress will be held on December 1 and 2 and takes place in the Radisson DOM hotel in Berlin, Germany. Dr Eppink said “We would like to give visitors a glimpse into the complexity of the applications of bio-refinery of algae. How can you extract valuable substances like sugars, fats and proteins from these organisms and then use them in the nutrition, health and chemical markets. Read more ...