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Bio-Oil And Biodiesel As Biofuels Derived From Microalgal Oil And Their Characterization By Using Instrumental Techniques, Dipesh Kumar, Bhaskar Singh, Kuldeep Bauddh, John Korstad
Bio-Oil And Biodiesel As Biofuels Derived From Microalgal Oil And Their Characterization By Using Instrumental Techniques, Dipesh Kumar, Bhaskar Singh, Kuldeep Bauddh, John Korstad
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Microalgal oil has been a source for production of biofuels such as bio-oil and biodiesel. These two biofuels can be characterized quantitatively using advanced instrumentation techniques. Nile red fluorescence method, PAM fluorometry, NMR, GC/GC-MS, and FTIR are among the major techniques available for characterization and quantification of algal oil. NMR is a rapid and nondestructive analytical technique as it requires minimal sample preparation, and even one intact algal cell can be analyzed. It can also be used for continuous monitoring of cellular composition of algal culture. NMR can be used to monitor transesterification reaction and oxidation of lipids and biodiesel …