Investigation of extraction and transesterification of algae by immobilized lipase as biofuel

• Main Authors: Mohd Yusof, Noraini, Ong, Hwai Chyuan, Jan, Badrul Mohamed, Chong, Wen Tong, Masjuki, Haji Hassan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13878/1/0001.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13878/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In this study, three different methods were investigated to study the disruption of algae cells walls such as ultrasonication, soxhlet and hexane (solvent) extraction. Chlorella sp. and Spirulina sp. were two selected algae species to analyze the effect of each method for biodiesel production. The o...