BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN A PHOTOBIOREACTOR FROM MICROALGAE BIOMASS USING INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE

• Autores: Erazo E., R., Woolcott H., J. C., Anaya M., F., Gómez R., H., Calvo B., E., Carbajal G., M.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2010
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/4637
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/quim/article/view/4637
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Biodiesel; microalgae; photobioreactor; bioprocess; microalgas; fotobiorreactor; bioprocesos

Biodiesel is produced in a vertical photobioreactor using a Botryococcus braunii bubbling carbon dioxide in natural conditions of solar irradiation. The technique of metabolic control is applied in the growth of microalgae producing up to 14 g / L and 29% lipid of dry biomass. The oil is extracted with n-hexane and then by transesterification the biodiesel is obtained with a calorific value of 40 MJ/kg, a density of 0.86 kg/L and a viscosity of 5.2 × 10(-4) Pa s (at 40 °C)