Bioenergy Combined with Carbon Capture Potential by Microalgae at Flue Gas-Based Carbon Sequestration Plant of NALCO as Accelerated Carbon Sink
2017; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-981-10-3352-0_16
ISSN1865-3537
AutoresRanjan Pradhan, Rati R. Pradhan, Siddhanta Das, Brajesh Dubey, Animesh Dutta,
Tópico(s)Biodiesel Production and Applications
ResumoMicroalgae with its numerous applications such as food, dietary supplement, fuels, and materials in environmental biotechnology are being regarded as a priority area for further investigations. National Aluminum Company (NALCO) in India uses coal as source of energy in aluminum production. A pilot project was undertaken by NALCO for carbon capture and storage by using microalgae in their captive power plant at Angul in Orissa. The production of microalgae using industrial emissions enhances the carbon sequestration in addition to the economic benefits of algal cultivation. The algal biomass while being processed for high-value extractives generates the residual biomass as the process waste and needs to be utilized effectively; preferably for renewable fuel or material applications. This paper provides an exclusive comparative evaluation of biomass generation of about 2 tons/year and application for possible types of bioenergy potentials with the carbon sequestered as carbon sink. The important criteria and factors reported are useful for further study on comparative lifecycle analysis.
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