Can Algae be used as a biofuel?

  In a world that's continuously evolving, one of the most prominent issues that's getting increasingly pivotal for the world to solve is fossil fuels depletion. Although, we've learned about the climate extremity in detail when young, the world seems to turn a blind eye to the issue at the moment.

Numerous renewable methods like solar, wind and wave energy are being used due to their sustainability  benefits. Still, these methods themselves might be too expensive or occasionally, have environmental consequences. Thus, today I bring to you another strong contender in this race:  ALGAE

What are Algae???

- Algae are a group of photosynthetic organisms present in the water, from microscopic algae to large seaweeds.

- Unlike other energy sources, like the corn fuel which requires land for growth, microscopic algae does not. which makes it particularly appealing to scientists.



Advantages of Algae as a Biofuel

-Fast growth: Algae species have the remarkable capability to grow within a few hours. This makes them largely productive. Inclusively, they produce about 30 times as much oil per acre than traditional crops like corn.

- Algae can grow in non-fertile lands, or waste water, thus it does  not need to compete with other crops for food.

- It's also suitable to absorb carbon emissions from industries, manufactories making it an effective carbon sink.

Disadvantages

- Potential environmental damage: if not controlled, algae can potentially harm the terrain. Their inordinate presence can lead to the death of plants in the lake, pond, etc. Hence, this would lead to the growth of bacteria as, they use oxygen in the water body thereby dwindling the oxygen and harming other living organisms in the terrain.

-High production costs are required to produce algae on a large scale.

- The technology need to produce algae as a biofuel is still fairly new and needs enhancement.

That´s it for today. Comment down below if you have any questions!!!!