Advances in Biodiesel Production from Microalgae

Emilia Neag (), Zamfira Stupar, S. Andrada Maicaneanu () and Cecilia Roman
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Emilia Neag: Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, INCDO-INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Zamfira Stupar: Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, INCDO-INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
S. Andrada Maicaneanu: Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics and Engineering, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705, USA
Cecilia Roman: Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, INCDO-INOE 2000, 67 Donath Street, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Biofuels, as a renewable, eco-friendly, and cost-effective energy source, can reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. The researchers considered different approaches for obtaining high biodiesel yields from microalgae biomass. This work aims to present an overview of the feasibility of microalgae use in biodiesel production. Therefore, biodiesel production from microalgae oil via the transesterification process was explained in detail. The application of non-catalytic transesterification and catalytic transesterification was reviewed. The achievements in the application of homogenous catalysts, heterogeneous catalysts, and enzymatic catalysts for microalgae oil transesterification were discussed. The present technologies for biodiesel production from microalgae need more improvements to increase their efficiencies and reduce costs. Therefore, future research should focus on the development of effective catalysts for biodiesel production from microalgae biomass.

Keywords: biodiesel; catalysts; microalgae; transesterification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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