RESEARCH ARTICLE
Microalgae-based biodiesel production in open raceway ponds using coal thermal flue gas: A case of West Bengal, India
Sitav Bhadra,
P. Abdul Salam,
Nilay Kumar Sarker,
Sitav Bhadra
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
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Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
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Nilay Kumar Sarker
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
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Nilay Kumar Sarker, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
Email: nilay.en.ait@gmail.com
Search for more papers by this authorSitav Bhadra,
P. Abdul Salam,
Nilay Kumar Sarker,
Sitav Bhadra
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
Search for more papers by this authorP. Abdul Salam
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
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Nilay Kumar Sarker
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120 Thailand
Correspondence
Nilay Kumar Sarker, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. box 4, 58 Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
Email: nilay.en.ait@gmail.com
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India is one of the most populous countries and is the third largest greenhouse gas–emitting nation. Energy security is a serious issue for India as it relies heavily on fossil fuel imports. Biodiesel production using microalgae as feedstock can address both of these issues. In this study, the technical feasibility of microalgae-based biodiesel production is carried out for a coal thermal power plant (i.e., Budge Budge Thermal Station) in the state of West Bengal, India, using a generic methodology. An oleaginous microalgae species that is tolerant toward flue gas was identified (i.e., Nannochloropsis sp). A 75-acre open raceway microalgae production plant was designed keeping the costs, energy demand, and CO2 emissions low. The open raceway pond can use 38 tons of CO2, produce 19 tons of algal biomass, and treat 9320 m3 of wastewater per acre annually.
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