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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts2024

Carbon and energy balance of biotechnological glycolate production from microalgae in a pre-industrial scale flat panel photobioreactor.

Heiko Wagner, Antonia Schad, Sonja Höhmann, Tim Arik Briol, Christian Wilhelm

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Enhancement of microalgal COBiotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts · 2025
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5 authors.

Heiko Wagner *Department of Algal Biotechnology, Institute for Biology, University of Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany. hwagner@uni-leipzig.de.
Antonia Schad *Department of Algal Biotechnology, Institute for Biology, University of Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.
Sonja HöhmannDepartment of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.
Tim Arik BriolDepartment of Solar Materials, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.
Christian WilhelmDepartment of Algal Biotechnology, Institute for Biology, University of Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany.

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Sächsische Aufbaubank 100328904Sächsische Aufbaubank 100330646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glycolate is produced by microalgae under photorespiratory conditions and has the potential for sustainable organic carbon production in biotechnology. This study explores the glycolate production balance in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, using a custom-built 10-L flat panel bioreactor with sophisticated measurements of process factors such as nutrient supply, gassing, light absorption and mass balances. As a result, detailed information regarding carbon and energy balance is obtained to support techno-economic analyses. It is shown how nitrogen is a crucial element in the biotechnological process and monitoring nitrogen content is vital for optimum performance. Moreover, the suitable reactor design is advantageous to efficiently adjust the gas composition. The oxygen content has to be slightly above 30% to induce photorespiration while maintaining photosynthetic efficiency. The final volume productivity reached 27.7 mg of glycolate per litre per hour, thus, the total process capacity can be calculated to 13 tonnes of glycolate per hectare per annum. The exceptional volume productivity of both biomass and glycolate production is demonstrated, and consequently can achieve a yearly CO

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Algae biotechnologyCarbon sequestrationChlamydomonasFlat panelGlycolatePhotobioreactorVolumetric productivity

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PMID38486283
PMCPMC10941469

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