Vol. 24 No. 2 (2025): Mapana Journal of Sciences
Review Articles

Unlocking the Potential of Microalgae: Renewable Biofuel Technologies, Barriers, and Future Directions

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  • Amal Halder,
  • Sampiya Banerjee
Amal Halder
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sreegopal Banerjee College, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
Sampiya Banerjee
Department of Chemistry, Sreegopal Banerjee College, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12723/mjs.73.8

Published 2025-07-22

Keywords

  • Algal biomass,
  • Conventional energy,
  • Eco-friendly,
  • Fossil fuel,
  • Renewable energy,
  • Sustainability
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Abstract

Researchers are looking for an alternative source of energy due to the increase in energy demand and environmental pollution caused by fossil fuels. Recent reports said that microalgae are efficient for biofuel production due to their high growth ability, low production cost and potential to grow in severe environments. There are many photosynthetic microalgae that consume CO2 and sunlight for growth in biomass and thus provide a promising source of bioenergy. This review paper presents the recent technologies to produce microalgal biofuel. Besides this, the cultivation and harvesting processes and environmental factors that influence the microalgal biofuel production have also been discussed. This review paper also discusses how to attain carbon neutrality through several biofuel generations and also discusses their applications and limitations in agriculture and the environment. In future, researchers should give attention to identifying better strains of algae that produce good-quality biofuel of a high yield, better than economically feasible algal biofuel. Future research is needed to produce a higher amount of product because in recent days, most of the algae face the uneconomical higher costs. Finally, this review paper gives an exposure to a better biofuel in future.

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