Ranjith Y, Veeranna B. Shettar & Parameswara Naik T
Sahyadri Science College, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga – 577203
THE EFFECT OF pH FACTOR ON OIL PRODUCTION OF ALGAL BIODIESEL FROM FRESH WATER ALGAE
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Abstract
In this investigation algal oil was used as a raw material for biodiesel production. The
decreasing fossil fuel resources cause both insufficiency in providing demand and increase in
prices and it triggers the structural change in energy production and resources. In this context,
the innovations in encouraging the use of renewable energy sources will make it possible to
manage the passage from an unsustainable structure to a more sustainable structure. The
necessary conditions for the world oil supply can be said to enter into a new era with the
increasing demand pressure. In this study naturally occurring fresh water algal samples were
collected from different sites of Shivamogga. Algae was identified as Oedogoniumsppand
Spirogyra spp.,inoculated into the selective media, which favor the growth of algae oil was
extracted from dried algal samples and pH were analyzed. These results indicate that biodiesel
can be produced from Oedogonium spp.andSpirogyra spp.