Site-Selective Hydrosilylation of Botryococcene - The Algal Biomass Hydrocarbon Oil

Biosorption of diesel and lubricating oil on algal biomass

Algae are widely used as biosorbent for the sorption of heavy metals, however sorption of oil on algae has not been explored. Algae in marine and fresh water environment may affect the fate and transport of spilled oil. Sorption of diesel and lubricating oil was studied using dead biomass of Spirulina sp. and Scenedesmus abundans. The rate and extent of sorption was studied in well mixed batch ...

Biomass utilization of waste algal consortium for extraction of algal oil

Biofuels are considered to be the best way to reduce green house gas emission and alternative to pollutant fossil fuels. At present research is being conducted by culturing algae to produce different fuels like biodiesel, bioethanol etc. Using algae to produce biodiesel would be the only viable method to replace the need of gasoline used for automotive today. Experiments were planned to produce...

Gasification of Phycoremediation Algal Biomass

Microalgae have been utilized in wastewater treatment strategies in various contexts. Uncontrolled algal species are a cheap and effective remediation strategy. This study investigates the thermochemical potential of wastewater treatment algae (phycoremediation) as a means to produce renewable fuel streams and bio-products. Three gasification temperature levels were investigated in an auger gas...

Ruthenium catalyzed selective hydrosilylation of aldehydes.

A chemoselective hydrosilylation method for aldehydes is developed using a ruthenium catalyst [(Ru(p-cymene)Cl2)2] and triethylsilane; a mono hydride bridged dinuclear complex [{(η(6)-p-cymene)RuCl}2(μ-H-μ-Cl)] and a Ru(iv) mononuclear dihydride complex [(η(6)-p-cymene)Ru(H)2(SiEt3)2] are identified as potential intermediates in the reaction and the proposed catalytic cycle involves a 1,3-hydri...

Algal Biomass and Biodiesel Production