Potential of Macro Algae for Biomass Energy Source and Green House Gas Emission Carbon Capture

A.S.A. Kader¹, O.Sulaiman Olanrewaju² and WN. Wan Shamsuri³

1,2Marine Technology Center, University Technology Malaysia, Skudai, UTM, Skudai, 81310 Johor, Malaysia. 3Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University Technology Malaysia, Skudai, UTM Skudai, 81310 Johor, Malaysia

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/1177

ABSTRACT:

Marine Algae have thousands species, that have various application of today’s needy biotechnology material, it has a big potential to solve energy problem. Marine algae have the largest carbon energy content compare to other biomass energy sources. Marine algae can capture large amount of CO2, another big potential to solve climate change problems. Various species of marine algae also act as filters to clean the ocean. Macro-algae plantation system has not been tried in many places due to lack of offshore technology usage in aquaculture industry. In order to maintain the competitiveness in macro-algae production in global market, novel cultivation system that will provide large scale production currently need to be developed and the development include conceptual design work already performed on the study is integrated integration into industrial design and testing required for full commercialization. Biological work for ocean water test to determine algae species for Difference Ocean areas is conducted in conjunction with the development of the aquaculture technology platform require for the ocean plantation. This paper describes the biological work on the system.

KEYWORDS: Macro algae; Biomass; Energy; Seaweed

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