Meet Inspiring Speakers and Experts at our 3000+ Global Conference Series Events with over 1000+ Conferences, 1000+ Symposiums
and 1000+ Workshops on Medical, Pharma, Engineering, Science, Technology and Business.

Explore and learn more about Conference Series : World's leading Event Organizer

Back

Ghazala Butt

Ghazala Butt

GC University, Pakistan

Title: Bioethanol production from two monoculture algal species Cladophora fracta (Dillw.) Kützing and euglena polymorpha dangeard

Biography

Biography: Ghazala Butt

Abstract

Algae are an attractive biofuel feedstock because of their fast growth rates and improved land use efficiency when compared with terrestrial crops. Altogether two microalgae species Cladophora fracta (Dillw.) Kützing and Euglena Polymorpha Dangeard were collected from various freshwater ponds, channels and tanks of Sheikhupora. Collected species were analyzed for bioethanol production capacity Cladophora fracta (Dillw.) Kützing treated showed high quantity of bioethanol (0.29gm) whereas Euglena polymorpha Dangeard untreated became the least efficient (0.10gm). Euglena polymorpha Dangeard untreated left 99% biomass after bioethanol. pH of bioethanol of all experimental algal species fall in the range of 5.8-6. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis was performed to prove the bond representation events including purified fatty acid ethyl esters of biomass. A dominant peak at 3342.67 cm-1 corresponds to OH bending in cellulose and hemicellulose. This band was expanded to 1641.70cm-1 in treated sample of Cladophora fracta (Dillw.) Kützing which is showing the separation in some parts of cellulose. The band was expanded to 1415.10cm-1 in treated sample of Euglena polymorpha Dangeard which is showing the separation in some parts of cellulose.  Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) analysis has shown ions composition in the bioethanol. The ethanol contents in the bioethanol was measured by gas chromatography.

Recent Publications:

  1. Khola, G. and B. Ghazala 2012. Biodiesel Production form Algae. Pak J Bot 44(1): 379-381.
  2. Ammad, A.F., B. Ghazala and R. Zubia 2012. Algae extracts and Methyl Jasmonate anti-cancer activities in prostate cancer: choreographers of „the dance macabre‟. Cancer Cell Int. 2012 Nov 26;12(1):50.
  3. Ejaz, H., W. Li-Jun, J. Bo, R. Saba, B. Ghazala and Da-Yong Shi. 2016. A review of the components of brown seaweeds as potential candidates in cancer therapy. Roy. Soci. Chem. Adv., 6, 12592-12610.
  4. Michael Podevina, Ioannis A. Fotidisa, Davide De Franciscia, Per Møllerb, Irini Angelidakia 2017. Detailing the start-up and microalgal growth performance of a full-scale photobioreactor operated with bioindustrial wastewater Algal Res. 25: 101–108.