Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae

摘要: Since the early 70s, several major energy crises have forced scientific community to find alternative sources of power. In July 2008, price crude petroleum reached 145$US/barrel, highest ever achieved in 30 years (BP, 2011; Ervin & Associated, 2011). 2011, was still relatively high at 108$US/barrel (Ervin Moreover, 2008 world economic crisis encouraged United States government develop biofuels order blend them with fuels without engine modifications or distribution process changes (Bindraban et al., 2009; The White House, 2010). Furthermore, Canada, by 2012, objective adding biodiesel into transportation diesel and heating is 2% (v/v) (Natural Ressources 2011b).