are a number of researchers working on the renewable energy sources like solar
energy, hydrothermal energy, as well as biofuels. Biofuel is a hot topic for research
due its some advantages. There are several biofuel categories such as biodiesel,
biomethanol, bioethanol, biogas, etc. that are considered as alternatives of petroleum
fuels. Among these, biodiesel is found to be a better alternative option of diesel and
considered as a major energy source in the next generation. In this chapter, the
authors have discussed the different sources of biodiesel and methods used in the
biodiesel production. They also included metagenomic approaches in biodiesel
production. There are a variety of metagenomic enzymes which play an important
role in the several catalytic reactions. The authors of this chapter also summarized
the importance of microalgae in biodiesel production. At the end of this chapter, we
concluded that this chapter included important information about biodiesel production in a summarized form. This summarized information may be helpful to
researchers to better understand biodiesel.
Acknowledgments The authors are thankful to the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, for
providing all essential facilities related with the present study.
References
Acevedo JC, Hernandez JA, Valdes CF, Khanal SK (2015) Analysis of operating costs for
producing biodiesel from palm oil at pilot-scale in Colombia. Bioresour Technol 188:117–123
Alves LF, Westmann CA, Lovate GL, Siqueira GMV, Borelli TC, Guazzaroni ME (2018)
Metagenomic approaches for understanding new concepts in microbial science. Int J Genom
2018:2312987
Arbab MI, Varman M, Masjuki HH, Kalam MA, Imtenan S, Sajjad H, Fattah IMR (2015)
Evaluation of combustion, performance, and emissions of optimum palm–coconut blend in
turbocharged and non-turbocharged conditions of a diesel engine. Energ Conver Manage
90:111–120
Aro EM (2016) From first generation biofuels to advanced solar biofuels. Ambio 45:24–33
Asada C, Doi K, Sasaki C, Nakamura Y (2012) Efficient extraction of starch from microalgae using
ultrasonic homogenizer and its conversion into ethanol by simultaneous saccharification and
fermentation. Nat Res 3:175–179
Table 5.5 The biodieselproducing microalgae
Biodiesel-producing microalgae
References
Micractinium sp. IC-44
Sorokina et al. (2020)
Chlorella sp. ABC-001
Cho et al. (2020)
Auxenochlorella protothecoides
Xiao et al. (2020)
Nannochloropsis Salina
Jeong et al. (2020)
Botryococcus braunii
Hidalgo et al. (2015)
Tribonema sp.
Wang et al. (2014a, b)
Scenedesmus sp.
Sonmez et al. (2016)
Coelastrum sp. SM
Mousavi et al. (2018)
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energy, hydrothermal energy, as well as biofuels. Biofuel is a hot topic for research
due its some advantages. There are several biofuel categories such as biodiesel,
biomethanol, bioethanol, biogas, etc. that are considered as alternatives of petroleum
fuels. Among these, biodiesel is found to be a better alternative option of diesel and
considered as a major energy source in the next generation. In this chapter, the
authors have discussed the different sources of biodiesel and methods used in the
biodiesel production. They also included metagenomic approaches in biodiesel
production. There are a variety of metagenomic enzymes which play an important
role in the several catalytic reactions. The authors of this chapter also summarized
the importance of microalgae in biodiesel production. At the end of this chapter, we
concluded that this chapter included important information about biodiesel production in a summarized form. This summarized information may be helpful to
researchers to better understand biodiesel.
Acknowledgments The authors are thankful to the University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, for
providing all essential facilities related with the present study.
References
Acevedo JC, Hernandez JA, Valdes CF, Khanal SK (2015) Analysis of operating costs for
producing biodiesel from palm oil at pilot-scale in Colombia. Bioresour Technol 188:117–123
Alves LF, Westmann CA, Lovate GL, Siqueira GMV, Borelli TC, Guazzaroni ME (2018)
Metagenomic approaches for understanding new concepts in microbial science. Int J Genom
2018:2312987
Arbab MI, Varman M, Masjuki HH, Kalam MA, Imtenan S, Sajjad H, Fattah IMR (2015)
Evaluation of combustion, performance, and emissions of optimum palm–coconut blend in
turbocharged and non-turbocharged conditions of a diesel engine. Energ Conver Manage
90:111–120
Aro EM (2016) From first generation biofuels to advanced solar biofuels. Ambio 45:24–33
Asada C, Doi K, Sasaki C, Nakamura Y (2012) Efficient extraction of starch from microalgae using
ultrasonic homogenizer and its conversion into ethanol by simultaneous saccharification and
fermentation. Nat Res 3:175–179
Table 5.5 The biodieselproducing microalgae
Biodiesel-producing microalgae
References
Micractinium sp. IC-44
Sorokina et al. (2020)
Chlorella sp. ABC-001
Cho et al. (2020)
Auxenochlorella protothecoides
Xiao et al. (2020)
Nannochloropsis Salina
Jeong et al. (2020)
Botryococcus braunii
Hidalgo et al. (2015)
Tribonema sp.
Wang et al. (2014a, b)
Scenedesmus sp.
Sonmez et al. (2016)
Coelastrum sp. SM
Mousavi et al. (2018)
120
N. Singh et al.