Scientists to unravel bio fuel production from microalgae

[Sidhu...Sidhaarth Roy]

Ahmedabad, Nov 1: Scientists from a consortium of nine central laboratories have undertaken a project to discover potential of making bio fuel commercially from microalgae.

The project called-'New Millennium India Technology Leadership Initiative'(NMITLI)-initiated by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2006 to develop a scalable commercial model of producing biofuel from microbes has taken off recently and research has got underway.

"Members of the nine inter laboratory consortium shall be assessing techno-economic viability of making bio diesel from microalgae," Director of the Bhavnagar-based Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) Pushpito Ghosh told PTI.

The objective of this project is to create primary reliable data bank and also assess techno feasibility of commercial production of bio diesel from microalgae using core research strength of each of the consortium laboratory