Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

Unicellular algae can replace fuel like gasoline, study of this fuel can make it more quality than current means. This was stated by scientists from Russia.

The joint group of experts from the Moscow State University, MIPT and the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences were able to move more seriously in the development of alternative types of fuel. They became aware of the exact chemical composition of biofuels from algae, which will help create a more efficient fuel. To obtain a similar substance, scientists heated algae to 300 degrees Celsius, while squeezing them to the highest pressures. So scientists imitated the procedure for the appearance of oil in the earth's interior. As a result of this process, biomass was divided into thick tar and liquid fuel. These elements contained a large number of substances. This did not allow scientists to find the exact composition of biomass and determine how to change the production process to improve the properties of biofuels. Now experts, having found out all the chemical composition, learned that most substances in biofuel have nothing to do with hydrocarbons in oil. Such elements are more like organic dyes. Their future study will make it clear which types of algae are more suitable for fuel production and how they can be modified so that they become a complete replacement for conventional fuels from hydrocarbons.

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