Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Making Biodiesel from Algae at Home

Making biodiesel from algae at home is more efficient than making biodiesel from corn. Algae’s are also being used as a base matter. It is very interesting that the gross stuff found on the top of ponds and still water can actually be used effectively. But recently algae have been used in the alternate fuel industry of biodiesel. Converting biodiesel from algae will help to provide an environmentally friendly. The important benefit is that, the algae found in sewage have also been used for biodiesel conversion. There is definitely no shortage of sewage and using sewage in this way can also help the environment. Green fuels Technologies seems to be the best known company that is converting algae to biodiesel fuel.

It is only through research and testing that we will learn if biodiesel from algae is a viable option. Few species of algae contain very high oil content and these families of algae are perfectly capable for biodiesel production. Not only they have high oil content, they grow quite rapidly. Some algae have more than 50% oil. There are few methods on the web to prepare biodiesel from algae at home. But only after doing we can say how effective it is. And also only certain methods are effective.

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