Global Warming and Third Generation Algal Biofuels : A Review.

By : Ashwani Kumar, Shobha Johari, Praksha Verma

Page No: 155-165

Abstract
Increasing populations and industrialization is causing enhanced production of greenhouse gases (GHG) resulting in global warming. Climate change poses unprecedented threats to human health by impacts on food and water security, heat waves and droughts, violent storms, infectious disease, and rising sea levels. Renewable sources of energy provide and answer to greenhouse gas mitigation as they are carbon neutral or nearly so. However, first generation biofuels require land and water for cultivation and second generation biofuels from lignocellulose waste need technology up gradation to make them commercially viable on large scale. Third generation biofuels from algae are very promising as they can be grown in fresh water, waste water and sea water in ponds and also in closed systems under controlled conditions. The extraction process from Algae is less complicated and more economically viable. In our review we wish to present state of art information on technological advances in biofuel production from algal biofuels for greenhouse gas mitigation.

Authors :
Ashwani Kumar : Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Germany) and Former Head and Director Life Sciences. Department of Botany and PG School of Biotechnology. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004.
Shobha Johari : Associate Professor, Department of Botany, L.B.S. Government College, Kotputli-303108.
Praksha Verma : Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur-302004.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2021.37.01.19