Energy from industrial waste as a substitute for fuel & utilization of pollutant co2 produced for algae formation

Abstract

Industrial based research project using different types of solid/liquid waste for energy generation and replacing conventional fuel-coal partially by solid/liquid waste has been investigated. Pollutant produced CO2 during combustion of solid/liquid waste can be utilized conveniently for algae cultivation. Further algae so cultivated can be converted into energy either in the form of carbohydrates or lipids. This can be further converted into bio-fuels like bio-ethanol and bio-diesel. All these aspects have been analyzed critically in this paper for typical Cement Manufacturing Unit wherein fuel utilized-coal has been partially substituted by solid/liquid waste. Further, use of hydrogen as a fuel-an alternative clean fuel of tomorrow has also been highlighted in this research project.