ReviewPhotosynthesis research2013
Algal biofuels.
Review in Photosynthesis research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.
- Microalgal biorefineries: a systematic review of technological trade-offs and innovation pathways.Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2025Review
- Effects of Phycosphere Bacteria on Their Algal Host Are Host Species-Specific and Not Phylogenetically Conserved.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Development of a Strategy for Enhancing the Biomass Growth and Lipid Accumulation ofNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Nitrogen, phosphorus and high COPhotosynthesis research · 2021Article
- Photo-bioconvection: towards light control of flows in active suspensions.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2020Review
- The cadmium-induced changes in the polar and neutral lipid compositions suggest the involvement of triacylglycerol in the defense response in maize.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2020Article
- Biochemical Characterization of a New Oligoalginate Lyase and Its Biotechnological Application inFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
- Triacylglycerol is produced from starch and polar lipids in the green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta.Journal of experimental botany · 2017Article
- Transcriptome analysis in switchgrass discloses ecotype difference in photosynthetic efficiency.BMC genomics · 2016Article
- Theoretical Calculations on the Feasibility of Microalgal Biofuels: Utilization of Marine Resources Could Help Realizing the Potential of Microalgae.Biotechnology journal · 2016Article
- Evolution and Ecology of Actinobacteria and Their Bioenergy Applications.Annual review of microbiology · 2016Review
- Improved Productivity of Neutral Lipids in Chlorella sp. A2 by Minimal Nitrogen Supply.Frontiers in microbiology · 2016Article
- Shifting the Sun: Solar Spectral Conversion and Extrinsic Sensitization in Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2015Article
- Sources and resources: importance of nutrients, resource allocation, and ecology in microalgal cultivation for lipid accumulation.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2014Review
- Characterization of the truncated hemoglobin THB1 from protein extracts of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.F1000Research · 2014Article
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Abstract
The world is facing energy crisis and environmental issues due to the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. Growing microalgae can contribute to practical solutions for these global problems because they can harvest solar energy and capture CO2 by converting it into biofuel using photosynthesis. Microalgae are robust organisms capable of rapid growth under a variety of conditions including in open ponds or closed photobioreactors. Their reduced biomass compounds can be used as the feedstock for mass production of a variety of biofuels. As another advantage, their ability to accumulate or secrete biofuels can be controlled by changing their growth conditions or metabolic engineering. This review is aimed to highlight different forms of biofuels produced by microalgae and the approaches taken to improve their biofuel productivity. The costs for industrial-scale production of algal biofuels in open ponds or closed photobioreactors are analyzed. Different strategies for photoproduction of hydrogen by the hydrogenase enzyme of green algae are discussed. Algae are also good sources of biodiesel since some species can make large quantities of lipids as their biomass. The lipid contents for some of the best oil-producing strains of algae in optimized growth conditions are reviewed. The potential of microalgae for producing petroleum related chemicals or ready-make fuels such as bioethanol, triterpenic hydrocarbons, isobutyraldehyde, isobutanol, and isoprene from their biomass are also presented.
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