Biofuels have been investigated recently as both additives to and as substitutes for our current fuel sources. Land crops used as biofuel feedstock create a strain on our land and water resources. Marine plants have been shown to be a promising alternative to current feedstocks because they free up land use for commercial agriculture, and do not place strain on usable water resources. This project will investigate techniques for extraction of lipids from native New Jersey macroalgae, the transesterification of the lipids into fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs), the subsequent identification and quantification of FAMEs produced, and optimal fermentation conditions for the dry biomass. The two-step process of extraction and transesterification is effective for obtaining biodiesel from native macroalgae, and the product can be characterized by GC-MS. Successful identification and quantitation of bioethanol using GC-FID will allow for further investigation into optimization of the process in the future.<br/>

Investigation of native New Jersey macroalgae for use in biofuel production

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