Algae Fuel

 The green fuel for greener

tomorrow
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By SHAIKH SIRAJ MD ASKER

Class: XI, Science (E/M)
 What is Algae fuel?
ØIs a process of using
sun energy.
Ø
ØAlgal fuel, oilgae,
algaeoleum or third-
generation bio-fuel
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ØBio-fuel from algae

Ø
ØVegetable oil, bio-
diesel, bio-ethanol,
A lg a e Fu e lPro d u ctio n
Why algae fuel than other
bio-fuel?
qHigh yield 1.Higher than any other
bio-fuel

2.High yield
 range((4,700–
140,000 m3/km2)

Ø
qCarbon emission 1.No CO emission
2
q 2.Where as other bio-fuel
q cause CO2 emission

qCost effective Ø
1.Though costly but bi-
product is very
consumable
Comparative Study of different bio-fuel
production
 Why algae fuel than fossil
fuel?
Topic Fossil fuel
 
A lg a e fu e l
qCO2 vEmits CO2 vA lso e m its
emissio v C O 2 but
n re cycla b le
v
q vC a n b e
vLimited
qAvailabili p ro d u ce d
ty v v

q v vYe s

qNature vN/A vLe ss, but

friendly vMuch re co ve ra b le
qPollution v vN o t toxic

vToxic v
q
vYe s
 Two Success Stories
 GreenFuel Technologies in
Cambridge, MA is field
testing a closed system that
uses the CO2 in power plant
fuel gases (13% of fuel gases
in the test) to feed algae.
 Significantly reduced the CO2
concentration in the exhaust
by 82.3% on sunny days and
by 50.1% on cloudy days
 During the beta-test at the
Cogeneration Plant at MIT.
The process also removed
85.9% of nitrogen oxides.
 They estimates the cost of a
full-scale system installation
 Glen Kertz, president and
CEO of Valcent
Products, told CNN
 By going vertical, you can
get a lot more surface
area to expose cells to
the sunlight. It keeps
the algae hanging in the
sunlight just long
enough to pick up the
solar energy they need
to produce, to go
through photosynthesis
 He can produce about
100,000 gallons (94,000
m3/km2) of algae oil a
year per acre,
compared to about 30
Process of Alga culture
Mainly 3 process
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 Ø

ØPhoto Bioreactors
Ø
ØClosed Loop System
Ø
ØOpen pond
Ø
Ø
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 Photo Bioreactor Process

Closed Loop System Open Pond Process

 Benefits of Alga culture
 15-300 times more than other
Grows in 1-10 days
Uses sunlight, CO2 and other
nutrients
Up to 99% of CO2 in soln can be
converted
No pressure on food crops
No pressure on land
Can be cultivated in unusable
water
Potential of Algae Fuel
Multipurpose Fuel
Transport

Energy

Jet Fuel

Algae Fuel Car

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How Algae fuel can help
Bangladesh?
 Present Condition Of
Energy
Present
consumption
16.6 million ton
Dhaka with most
pollution
Huge import
Government
losses
Not adequate
supply
Affecting
economy
 How Algae fuel can
help us?
 A Rough Estimate
6% of area of Dhaka is
Self-sufficiency under road
No import Let , has average width 30

Reduce m
If we use 1m on average
environmental on each side for algae
pollution then total area comes
Maintain balance in under cultivation is
1.216x106 m2.
supply If we use loop system then

Rising economy we can grow 1.136M ton

Rising food of fuel.
If we do this in all the cities
production
and towns around
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 Reduce carbon
 Balancing Nature
 Fuel security
 Stability in supply
 Improve climate
 Better economy
 Peace
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