Abstract: Microalgae are fast growing aquatic photosynthetic organism, microalgae have many economic value in human life. As with any biological lipid, algal lipid is a potential feed stock for making the renewable fuel biodiesel. The present investigation was carried out to detect lipid by FTIR and extracting algal oil by soxhlet apparatus using hexane solvent, this oil was subjected to analysis for physiochemical property. The density, viscosity, moisture, flash point, acid value, calorific value were recorded as 0.85gm/cc,4.2mm2,1.8 % 2100C,54,0.5 mg of KoH/gm,9110 kal/kg. the fatty acid profile carried out with FAME and showed palmitic acid,5.81% steric acid 1.86%,olic acid 65.83% ,linoleic acid 20.10% ,linoleic acid 0.52%,Ecosenoic acid 1.22%,this analysis showed that algae oil can be raw material for biodiesel as well as can be used as food because it contain olic acid, algal biodiesel will be eco- friendly and about 50% of algal oil trans esterified in to biodiesel, algal biodiesel can be used to run the vehicle like truck, public transport
Keywords: microalgae, microalgae oil, solvent extraction, fatty acid.
Title: Studies on Extraction and Physico-Chemical Analysis of Micro Algal Oil
Author: Chavan Dhanpal, C.N Khobragade
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
Research Publish Journals
