The document discusses using algae for biofuel production through heterotrophic growth. It notes that some companies are establishing infrastructure for heterotrophic algae growth, which does not require sunlight. The key advantages are that heterotrophic algae growth requires less space, allows for higher cell concentrations, and offers more control over the feedstock and resulting fuel properties compared to photosynthetic growth. The document also outlines methods for pyrolysis of algae and notes that algae oils can have applications beyond fuel such as in personal care products, surfactants, and more.
In this world of concerns regarding depletion of fossil fuels, pollution control and other factors leading to threat of man kind survival a way of producing biodiesel from algae which can be a source of alternative fuel. Lots of methods and sources being used for producing biodiesel but from algae one can produce high amount of biodiesel depending on the type of species or strain selected and this way this is a viable and feasible method to produce biodiesel.....
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to examine the increasing economic feasibility of algae biofuels. Algae can be grown in places where traditional crops cannot be grown and it consumes carbon dioxide, thus making it better than traditional sources of biofuels. It can also be harvested every 10 days thus making its oil yield per acre 200 times higher than corn and 40 times higher than sunflowers. The problem is that harvesting and extracting the algae requires large amounts of labor and energy (drying) and the algae may damage surrounding eco-systems. Thus new and better processes along with large scale production are needed to solve these problems. These slides discuss the various approaches (open pond, photo-bioreactor, fermentation), their advantages and disadvantages, their existing and future costs, and other improvements that are driving steadily falling costs. In the short term, algae will continue to be used in niche applications such as cosmetics, food, and fertilizers. In the long run, as the cost reductions continue, algae might become a major source of fuel for transportation and other applications.
A biofuel is a hydrocarbon that is made BY or FROM a living organism that we humans can use to power something. A thorough research work has been carried out by few of the colleagues(me & my MBA mates) to analyze the potential for the algae fuel and how can it be made commercially viable.
A variety of fuels can be made from biomassi resources including the liquid fuels ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, and gaseous fuels such as hydrogen and methane. Biofuels research and development is composed of three main areas: producing the fuels, applications and uses of the fuels, and distribution infrastructure.
Biofuels are primarily used to fuel vehicles, but can also fuel engines or fuel cells for electricity generation. For information about the use of biofuels in vehicles, see the Alternative Fuel Vehicle page under Vehicles. See the Vehicles page for information about the biofuels distribution infrastructure. See the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells page for more information about hydrogen as a fuel.
In this world of concerns regarding depletion of fossil fuels, pollution control and other factors leading to threat of man kind survival a way of producing biodiesel from algae which can be a source of alternative fuel. Lots of methods and sources being used for producing biodiesel but from algae one can produce high amount of biodiesel depending on the type of species or strain selected and this way this is a viable and feasible method to produce biodiesel.....
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to examine the increasing economic feasibility of algae biofuels. Algae can be grown in places where traditional crops cannot be grown and it consumes carbon dioxide, thus making it better than traditional sources of biofuels. It can also be harvested every 10 days thus making its oil yield per acre 200 times higher than corn and 40 times higher than sunflowers. The problem is that harvesting and extracting the algae requires large amounts of labor and energy (drying) and the algae may damage surrounding eco-systems. Thus new and better processes along with large scale production are needed to solve these problems. These slides discuss the various approaches (open pond, photo-bioreactor, fermentation), their advantages and disadvantages, their existing and future costs, and other improvements that are driving steadily falling costs. In the short term, algae will continue to be used in niche applications such as cosmetics, food, and fertilizers. In the long run, as the cost reductions continue, algae might become a major source of fuel for transportation and other applications.
A biofuel is a hydrocarbon that is made BY or FROM a living organism that we humans can use to power something. A thorough research work has been carried out by few of the colleagues(me & my MBA mates) to analyze the potential for the algae fuel and how can it be made commercially viable.
A variety of fuels can be made from biomassi resources including the liquid fuels ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, Fischer-Tropsch diesel, and gaseous fuels such as hydrogen and methane. Biofuels research and development is composed of three main areas: producing the fuels, applications and uses of the fuels, and distribution infrastructure.
Biofuels are primarily used to fuel vehicles, but can also fuel engines or fuel cells for electricity generation. For information about the use of biofuels in vehicles, see the Alternative Fuel Vehicle page under Vehicles. See the Vehicles page for information about the biofuels distribution infrastructure. See the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells page for more information about hydrogen as a fuel.
Microalgal applications for biofuel productionSAIMA BARKI
Finding alternate to fossil fuels and 21st century,,
The use of microalgae as an alternate for fossil fuel, need of hour not because of political concerns but because required for the food security of next generations.
A powerpoint presentation on biofuels . Application , manufacture , advantages and disadvantages of biofuels also included . Presentation based on sustainable devolopment . A useful powerpoint presentation for engineering students . GO GREEN . Thank you .
The topic is captioned as Green genes- a promising fuel source for future..the ppt describes about biofuel and its forms..mainly focused on biodiesel and its present status, applications etc.,
Introduction
Evolution of biofuels
Biofuel production methods
Target areas for biotechnological interventions
Current research and developments
Success stories
Applications
Future line
Summary
Conclusion
Green genes
Green genes- plants and algae
Hydrocarbons, polysaccharides and triacylglycerides -precursors for biofuel
Biofuel
From renewable biological processes
Forms of biofuel:
Biodiesel
Bioethanol
Biomethane
Biohydrogen
Biodegradable and ecofriendly
Major sources- plants and algae
Evolution of biofuel
Biomethane
Agricultural waste, manure, plant material, green waste, etc.
Anaerobic digestion
Cooking
Compressed biomethane - vehicle
Biohydrogen
Source - algal biomass
Biological process – fermentation
Organic acid as substrate – higher fermentation rate
Fuel for vehicles
Bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass
Presence of lignin in vascular tissue - barrier
Enzymatic digestion of lignin - improve plant carbohydrate production
Genes encoding enzymes hydroxyphyl (H), guaiacyl (G) and syringyl (S) - building blocks of lignin
Antisense constructs to knock out genes encoding enzymes
…bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass
Mature stem harvested - late flowering stage
Plants with least lignin have high carbohydrate level
Hydroxycinnamoyl - highly contributes for lignin blocking than enzymes like C 3-H and C 4-H
C 4H : Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase
HCT : Shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase
C 3-H : Coumaroyl shikimate 3-hydroxylase
CCoAOMT : Caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase
F 5-H: Ferulate 5-hydroxylase
COMT: Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
Higher saccharification efficiency - transgenic lines
Pathway - conserved across plant kingdom
Targeted genes - candidate genes for improving saccharification in bioenergy crops like jatropha, switchgrass etc.
Biodiesel from algal biomass
Photosynthetic, heterotrophic organisms
Potential for cultivation as energy crops
Microalgal species with oil content
Why microalgae than plants?
More oil yield
Small area of land
Lesser need of labour, nutrients and water
Grow rapidly with high solar energy conversion efficiency
Wider adaptability
Current research and developments
Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae (OMEGA) system
Success stories
Applications
Microalgal applications for biofuel productionSAIMA BARKI
Finding alternate to fossil fuels and 21st century,,
The use of microalgae as an alternate for fossil fuel, need of hour not because of political concerns but because required for the food security of next generations.
A powerpoint presentation on biofuels . Application , manufacture , advantages and disadvantages of biofuels also included . Presentation based on sustainable devolopment . A useful powerpoint presentation for engineering students . GO GREEN . Thank you .
The topic is captioned as Green genes- a promising fuel source for future..the ppt describes about biofuel and its forms..mainly focused on biodiesel and its present status, applications etc.,
Introduction
Evolution of biofuels
Biofuel production methods
Target areas for biotechnological interventions
Current research and developments
Success stories
Applications
Future line
Summary
Conclusion
Green genes
Green genes- plants and algae
Hydrocarbons, polysaccharides and triacylglycerides -precursors for biofuel
Biofuel
From renewable biological processes
Forms of biofuel:
Biodiesel
Bioethanol
Biomethane
Biohydrogen
Biodegradable and ecofriendly
Major sources- plants and algae
Evolution of biofuel
Biomethane
Agricultural waste, manure, plant material, green waste, etc.
Anaerobic digestion
Cooking
Compressed biomethane - vehicle
Biohydrogen
Source - algal biomass
Biological process – fermentation
Organic acid as substrate – higher fermentation rate
Fuel for vehicles
Bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass
Presence of lignin in vascular tissue - barrier
Enzymatic digestion of lignin - improve plant carbohydrate production
Genes encoding enzymes hydroxyphyl (H), guaiacyl (G) and syringyl (S) - building blocks of lignin
Antisense constructs to knock out genes encoding enzymes
…bioethanol from lignocellulose biomass
Mature stem harvested - late flowering stage
Plants with least lignin have high carbohydrate level
Hydroxycinnamoyl - highly contributes for lignin blocking than enzymes like C 3-H and C 4-H
C 4H : Cinnamate 4-hydroxylase
HCT : Shikimate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase
C 3-H : Coumaroyl shikimate 3-hydroxylase
CCoAOMT : Caffeoyl CoA 3-O-methyltransferase
F 5-H: Ferulate 5-hydroxylase
COMT: Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
Higher saccharification efficiency - transgenic lines
Pathway - conserved across plant kingdom
Targeted genes - candidate genes for improving saccharification in bioenergy crops like jatropha, switchgrass etc.
Biodiesel from algal biomass
Photosynthetic, heterotrophic organisms
Potential for cultivation as energy crops
Microalgal species with oil content
Why microalgae than plants?
More oil yield
Small area of land
Lesser need of labour, nutrients and water
Grow rapidly with high solar energy conversion efficiency
Wider adaptability
Current research and developments
Offshore Membrane Enclosure for Growing Algae (OMEGA) system
Success stories
Applications
Cambridge | Jan-14 | Bioenergy from Plants and Algae: Plant Biomass and Algae...Smart Villages
Presentation by Alison Smith, Cambridge University, Smart Villages Technology Workshop, Cambridge 14 January 2014
The purpose of the workshop was to bring together leading UK researchers to discuss emerging technologies for the sustainable production and use of energy in rural communities in developing countries, and to take a ‘look ahead’ at scientific developments and technologies that might be influential over the next 10 - 20 years. It was held under the auspices of the ‘smart villages’ initiative, a three - year project to advance sustain able energy provision for development in off - grid villages in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
this presentation explains about algal fuel and its future prospects. a case study has also been included that has indicated potential of india in producing algal fuel.
The MICROALGAE LAMP seems to be an promising future rescue as it not only produces light, but consumes CO2, It cleans the environment and can be a replacement of natural resources in future as well.
Increased value from biomass with Valmet processes and technologiesBiorrefinaria Brasil
Biorefining – increased value from biomass with Valmet processes and technologies.
How to enable global economical growth without putting sustainable future at risk?
Key drivers and challenges for the bioeconomy.
Biorefining offers opportunities across industry sectors.
Extraction of Bio-Fuel from Algae by Anaerobic DigestionEditor IJMTER
The growing energy demand across the globe has instigated us to synthesize bio-fuel
from algae, a renewable resource. Algae Botryococcus braunii when subjected to anaerobic digestion
and broken down by enzymes liberate methane and CO2. The CO2 obtained is cultivated in open
ponds and are passed through a fluidised bed chamber after pre-treatment. The chamber contains
enzymes which breakdown the algal colloid into fatty acids. These fatty acids on decomposition
release CO2 that is internally cycled for algal cultivation and the methane can be profitably and
cleanly extracted. This methane can be used as a fuel in vehicles (CNG) and also in various industrial
and domestic fields, providing a low-cost solution to the global energy crisis.
Reduction of CO2 And Production of Biodiesel From AlgaeNayanGaykwad
The use of energy sources has reached at the level that whole world is relying on it. Being the major
source of energy, fuels are considered the most important. The fear of diminishing the available sources
thirst towards biofuel production has increased during last decades. Considering the food problems,
algae gain the most attention to be used as biofuel producers. The use of crop and food-producing plants
will never be a best fit into the priorities for biofuel production as they will disturb the food needs.
Different types of algae having the different production abilities. Normally algae have 20% to 80% oil
contents that could be converted into different types of fuels such as kerosene oil and biodiesel. The
diesel production from algae is economical and easy. Gene technology can be used to enhance the
production of oil and biodiesel contents and stability of algae. By increasing the genetic expressions, we
can find the ways to achieve the required biofuel amounts easily and continuously to overcome the fuels
deficiency. The present review article focusses on the role of algae as a possible substitute for fossil fuel as
an ideal biofuel reactant.
Flue gas mitigation technology that will aid in alleviating our emissions from point sources (i.e. power plants) by supplementing growth of ALGAE to produces our transportation sector fuels.
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Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
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Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
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UI automation Sample
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During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
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The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
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Learn about:
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• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
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Algae Biofuel
1. “A new dimension to Algae fuel”:
Far from light and closer to human
needs”
Sandeep Satapathy
BS-MS, IISER,Bhopal
INSPIRE Fellow(2010)
JNCASR Fellow(2012)
Rajiv Gandhi Fellow(2012)
3. Why ALGAE??
• The term "algae" encompasses a variety of organisms found
throughout the world in or near bodies of water. Though most
algae are photosynthetic or autotrophic, some are
heterotrophic, deriving energy from the uptake of organic
carbon such as cellulosic material.
• Once considered to be a part of PLANT Kingdom are currently
labeled under the kingdom “PROTISTA". The feedstock
involved in the bio fuel production is primarily a plant derived
product.
4. • Of most of the algae found, very few are heterotrophic.
However,the existing obligate heterotrophs lack the product
efficiency and thus motivated towards the METABOLIC
MANIPULATION of the facultative autotrophs.
• Some companies are currently establishing infrastructure and
developing on sciences involving heterotrophic growth of
algae for bio fuel production and SOLAZYME is one of the
leading companies currently involved in this.
PRIME FOCUS:
• Commodity cost is not the sole focus. Rather commodity cost
and high value specialty products are unique features of
desired product.
5. Behrens and Kyle 1966:
“Details of difference in cell organization and growth
modes and ability to manipulate metabolism through
simple manipulation of the chemical properties of the
culture medium.”
6. Which algae???
Comparing different strains of algae using a specific process
enables one to conclude the efficient algae. But what about
INITIAL classification of algae??
• An algae with cellular machinery developed to accommodate
a shift from photosynthetic pathway to heterotrophic
pathway easily is the suitable one.
• The one with high crude lipid content (67%) and low crude
protein content (13%).
• E.g- Chlorella Protothecoids and Botryococcus braunii.
8. Confocal Scanning
Microscopy Microscopy(A,B)
Differential Interference
Microscopy(C,D)
(A)Autofluorescence of photoautotrophic C. protothecoides
cells with chlorophyll.
(B) Autofluorescence of chlorophyll disappearing cells of
heterotrophic C. protothecoides.
(C) Almost no lipid vesicles were observed in photoautotrophic
C. protothecoides cells.
(D) The cells of heterotrophic C. protothecoides were full of
lipid vesicles.
9. Methods:
The most common method, FAST PYROLYSIS involves using a
volume specified container at a high temperature(500°C) and
controlled pressure conditions.
1.Absence of oxygen
2.High heat and heat transfer rates
3.Short vapor residence time (2-3 sec)
4.Rapid cooling of vapor from pyrolysis
(Bridgewater et.all 1999)
5.Addition of organic carbon sources and
decrease in organic nitrogen source favors
fast growth.
6.Feedstock:Glucose(most common),pine
wood and cotton straw etc.
10. Need for control:
It affects the % yield of oil as at high temperature there may
be a phase change of oil subtypes.(Miao et.all 2004).
Increasing a temperature from 400 to 450 °C( 41.2 to 57.9)
increased the oil yield. However beyond 500°C it declined
( 57.9 to 54.6).
A cross inverse relation has been established from the char
yield and oil yield, that is increase of one lead to decrease of
other. Thus rooting itself to the differential levels of lipid and
protein accumulation.
The main difference is due to the difference in chemical
composition of the plant products used as feedstock.
11. Blessings:
Growing in algae in dark offers better control as the feedstock
is flexible and results in high oil yield.
Anaerobic heterotrophic culture of algae leads to higher order
secondary metabolites production and thus helps in making
wide variety of oils.It includes from Soap to personal care
products like fragnances an d utilities like surfactants, food
oils, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals etc.
To reduce the cost effectiveness of final product waste
feedstock can also be used as input.
12. Least space requirement and also used for yield of Omega-3
Biomass powder.
The cell concentration is higher in this method and thus
centrifugation will take lesser energy to separate the biomass.
Against the claim of cost factor of bio fuel, the availability of
lot of organic materials substantiates the cost feasibility of this
oil to commercially available ones.
Algal oils are also being used as dielectric fields in the
transformer market.
The cetane value of algal bio oil is 74 which is much more
than the photosynthetic process.
13. There is a kind of fuel called FAME (fatty acid methyl ester
based fuel) obtained from algae has better fuel properties
than the commercially available ones.
It has low oxygen content, is of low density and low viscosity.
Co-Product inclusive model:
Quantity of sugar + Quantity of Algae
=
Main Product +Multiple by-products
It does not add upto the atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
and thus acts as a control on greenhouse effect.
14. Bliss:
Photosynthetic oil yield is the conventional one .The
technology and methodology developed and installed at
present is more adapted to the conventional phototrophic
pathway.
Fermentation is found to be expensive. Sources of
carbohydrate as feedstock can be varied and can be of
different costs.
It requires that land/sea to grow sugar as algae feedstock,
whereas it could be used more efficiently to grow algae using
sunlight for energy.
It may also hamper the balance in food chain.
15. Food for thought:
What happens to the lignin of the lignocellulose material used
as feed stock??Is it toxic to the cell??Does it decreases the
yield??
Hint: A few research work at present focuses on uses of conc.
hydrochloric Acid for decomposition of the lignin coat.
16. Route-Dependence Theory:
If a plant could process SUNLIGHT-SUGAR more efficiently than
SUNLIGHT-OIL and if algae could process SUGAR very efficiently
than SUGAR-OIL, this process can make a sense.
Sn2OA > Sn2Sgp + Sg2OA
Sn2OP > Sn2Sgp + Sg2OA
Where,
Sn2OA- cost of sunlight to oil using algae.
Sn2Sgp- cost of sunlight to sugars by plants.
Sn2OP- cost of sunlight to Oil by plants.
Sg2OA- cost of Sugar to Oil by Algae.
17. Catalytic Up gradation:
To upgrade bio fuels Nano-scale materials with high number of
active sites and high surface area are used. Specially when the
process involves trans esterification of nanometer sized oxide
particles, inorganic oxides can be used as heterogeneous Nano
sized catalyst.
Commercially available calcium oxide is known to improve the
trans esterification process by 99%.
18. Solution to India’s energy crisis
It is indeed surprising that India has not seriously considered
the algae biofuel as an alternative means of energy. More
than 99 per cent of commercial algae biomass produced
worldwide currently is mainly from seaweeds farmed near
the seashore. India should not let go the opportunity to
utilize the algae, that can be cultivated in large quantity in
the Indian coastal regions.
•
While large scale production for algae based biofuels is
expected to start between now and 2020 in the developed
countries, the work on development of technology and
engineering practices for production of algae biofuel in India
is still in a nascent stage.
19. The biggest challenge in algae biofuel production is cutting
the cost which is estimated to run to more than $20 a gallon
at present. Researchers are trying to figure out how to grow
enough of the right strains of algae and how to extract the oil
most efficiently.
The several advantageous salient features of algae in Indian
conditions include the following:
* The country’s enormous diversity
* Vast coastline
* Sufficient solar energy
* Does not compete with food crops for land availability
* Can grow in places away from forests, thus minimizing the
damages caused to the eco-and-food chain systems.