NIT Trichy scientists to develop biofuel from micro-algae

The group will formulate a road map by which biodiesel can be produced commercially and can be put in an energy market sustainably, the institute said.

A team of researchers from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli has isolated predominant strains of marine microalgal species for their potential for biofuel production. While different types of biofuels that have been explored recently, the use of microalgae has been strongly considered for the production of biofuel since they present a series of advantages over other biofuel feedstock, and this route to sustainable fuels inspired T Mathimani from NIT Trichy, the statement said.
T Mathimani's submission on techniques for enhancing triacylglycerol content in marine microalgae towards economic biodiesel production received the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) faculty fellowship instituted by the Department of Science and Technology, NIT Trichy said in a statement.

“In his research supported by this award published in the journal 'Chemosphere', Mathimani and his team have isolated predominant strains of marine microalgal species, namely Picochlorum sp., Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp., from the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu for their potential in terms of total organic carbon content, and Triacylglycerides (TAG) content for biodiesel production,” the statement added.

The group will formulate a road map by which biodiesel can be produced commercially and can be put in an energy market sustainably, the statement added.

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