PHOTOBIOSTIMULATION OF GREEN ALGAE Chlorella sorokiniana USING RED LASER RADIATION FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION

Abstract

At present, major body of research is focused on weaning the world from fossil fuels. Despite fossil fuels domination in the energy sector, renewable energy sources had shared about 12% in 2016 and this would double in 2025 and may increase to 30-35% in 2040. Most of the developed countries have invested significantly for the development of renewable energy sector. The utilization of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, greatly affects sustainable development and climatic conditions which may lead to damage to the environment by increasing the atmospheric load of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) i.e. nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide. These problems accelerate the need for economically viable alternative, carbon-neutral and renewable energy resources, so can be said that biofuels are promising alternative source of energy as they are prevalent in nature.