Taiwanese Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Produce Algae Biodiesel
Researchers from Taiwan have developed a synthetic magnetic nanoparticle which helps to extract oil from microalgae. The nanoparticles produced from iron oxide and silicon dioxide could produce biodiesel from the
magnetically extracted oil using an alkaline-based catalyst
The new method could extract 97.1 percent of fats for the conversion into biodiesel compared to the existing technology. The method could also be used for the conversion of waste cooking oil to increase production yields.
