Effectiveness of Biodiesel Fuel produced from Urban Algal Bloom

Excessive use of petroleum and conventional crude oil led to its depletion from the natural ecosystem.To replace the use of conventional fuels, an alternative way of production of crude oil is required.The synthesised fuel should be energy efficient, vehicle friendly, cost effective and release minimal amounts of CO2 and toxic oxides.Use of such a type of fuel will effectively help in reducing global warming.Thus, biofuels can be a great substitute to conventional fuels like petroleum and diesel.In the biofuel production industry, algae are one of the efficient and easily growing protists.Algae can be grown in labs by culturing it in nutrient rich media and algal oil can be used to synthesise biodiesel.As growing algae in labs involves lots of infrastructure development and cost, algal blooming species growing in natural water sources can be used for biofuel production.In this research paper we will study the efficiency of algal blooming species found in urban water bodies.The comparison of market biodiesel with the biodiesel synthesis from algae will also be done.In this paper we will investigate the biodiesel production efficiency of species like Cosmarium, Eudorina and Navicula which constitutes the major portion of the collected algal biomass.The results have shown presence of triglycerides in the sample oil and GCMS results also show similarity of sample oil with biodiesel available in the market.This infers that the algal bloom found in urban areas can also be used as a substitute of biodiesel with further modifications.