Bio-oil Product from Wild Brown Macro-algae Dunggandunggan (Padinasp) in Asturias and Carmen, Cebu, Philippines
Adriano R. Melendres Jr., MSc1, Anthony S. Ilano, Ph.D.2
Citation :Adriano R. Melendres, Anthony S. Ilano,Bio-oil Product from Wild Brown Macro-algae Dunggandunggan (Padinasp) in Asturias and Carmen, Cebu, Philippines International Journal of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products 2017,3(2) : 27-36.
Present study conducted the preliminary run extracting the bio-oil in Padina sp. using conventional technique. The processing of bio-oil was conducted in Cebu Technological University - Carmen campus on August 9 to 15, 2017. Results showed that the weights in gram of bio-oil obtained per replicates; 9.93g for 25g, 21.30g for 50g, and 32.30 for 75g.Overall percent yield was 41.80% for the total biomass, 450g.Further studies needed to verify the bio-oil in the samples for future bio-diesel production.