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III. EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, ART & CULTURE
ECSAC’18 – NORTHERN CYPRUS
Gazimağusa, October12-14, 2018

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BIOENERGY RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION OF BIOENERGY
FROM ALGAE

Handan ERTURK 1

1 Konya Food and Agriculture University, Department of Bioengineering, Konya, Turkey

The World Energy Council defines bioenergy to include traditional biomass (example forestry and agricultural
residues), modern biomass and biofuels. It represents the transformation of organic matter into a source of energy,
whether it is collected from natural surroundings or specifically grown for the purpose.
Climate change and energy independency are major drivers for bioenergy development Biofuels are the most viable
and sustainable option in replacing oil dependency.
Bioenergy constitutes the share %18-14 of renewable energy. Bioenergy can be the result of activities with varying
levels of environmental impact, ranging from the smaller-scale gathering of wild plants or deadwood right up to large-
scale bio-crop farms.
Studies on bioenergy research and development has been conducted in Turkey since 2010s. Biodiesel production
and use has been allowed as a mixture of petroleum diesel.
Biodiesel production in general, is performed from oil seeds, terrestrial plants and food plants.
Algae has been considered as a sustainable source for bioenergy production. Algae has been known to grow faster
and have potential to be more productive in terms of extracted lipids compared with most plant sources. The lipid
ratios and efficiency are reported for microalgae :
Lipid content of biomass: %70-30; Lipid efficiency (L oil /acre / year): 136,900 max; Biodiesel efficiency (kg biodiesel/
acre/ year): 121,104
The lipid ratios from palm plant with the efficiency are given for comparison purpose.
Lipid content of biomass : 36; Lipid efficiency (L oil /acre / year): 5366; Biodiesel efficiency (kg biodiesel/acre/
year): 4747
Algal based biodiesel potential is seen to be much higher than some oil plant sources.
Resarch on microalgae based energy has been conducted in our laboratory. Microalgae are widely used organisms
in biotechnological areas and their use has been increased in recent years. Clean and sustainable energy is needed all
over the World. Microalgae are very important as they
 are adaptable to variable growing conditions,
 have high biomass and lipid yields
 are non-toxic, clean energy sources

 they have high growth rates compared with oil plants
Therefore it is very important to conduct research and development studies with algae cultures.
Trends for use of bioenergy in the World will be explained by presentation of up to date data and graphs. Resarch
related to algal based bioenergy will be shared with results from current findings.

Keywords: Algae, Bioenergy, Environment, Sustainability

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