3rd Generation Biofuel Algae

As known as Oilgae as well, is being considered toamounts of CO2 and N2O available in the
be the third generation biofuel. Its production isatmosphere( 40% in a course of full day and
low cost and high yield, almost 30 times more80% in sunny days) and an acre of algae can
energy production per acre as compared to theproduce enough oil to make 5,000 gallons of
land required by other conventional feedstock tobiodiesel in a year.
produce biofuels. At present researches are beingAccording to my point of view biodiesel and bio
conducted by Alga culture (farming Algae) toethanol from rapeseed and corn is not only adding
produce different fuels to harvest for makingto global warming but economically it cannot be
vegetable oil, biodiesel, bioethanol, biomethanol,sustainable because its one of the main sources
biobutanol and other biofuels and it seems if theof edible oil. Ethanol demand can threaten the
methodology is sustainable than other availablefood prices. A recent study conducted by Center
biofuels then using algae to produce bio dieselfor Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa
would be the only viable method to replace theState University reveled that considering the
need of gasoline used for automotive today.high-price crude oil scenario, U.S. ethanol production
Biofuels are considered to be the best way tocould reach 30 billion gallons by 2016, consuming
reduce green house gas emissions and alternatemore than half of U.S. corn, wheat and other
to the pollutant fossil fuels. But recently, accordingcoarse grain production and triggering higher meat
to Nobel Laureate Paul Cortzen findings, some ofprices for consumers, reduced production
the most commonly used biofuels Bioethanol fromacross-the-board for all segments of the meat
corn and bio diesel from rapeseed releases Nitroussector, and even greater reductions in grain and
Oxide (N2O) is contributing much more to themeat exports. Taking in review the sustainability
global warming than the fossil fuels areand economic factor biofuel from Alga culture
contributing right now. Processing of biofuel formseems to be most promising fuel for future.
algae has been tested that it captures large