Liquid fuel (oil) from halophilic algae: A renewable source of non-polluting energy

Ben-Zion Ginzburg

Renewable Energy, 1993, vol. 3, issue 2, 249-252

Abstract: Liquid fuel in the form of a mixture of hydrocarbons has been produced from a renewable form of biomass, the green microalga Dunaliella, which is distributed in oceans and salt lakes throughout the world. The product is a high-quality oil low in sulfur and nitrogen and is obtained by pyrolysis of a suspension of the algal cells. Feasibility studies have determined that the total cost of oil produced from Dunaliella is $21.6 per barrel of crude oil. Allowing for a 20% profit on the investment, the price of a barrel of oil would be $26 (Zaidman, School of Applied Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(93)90031-B

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