Biodiesel from algae: Challenges and prospects

Stuart A. Scott; Matthew P. Davey; John S. Dennis; Irmtraud Horst; Christopher J. Howe; David J. Lea-Smith; Alison G. Smith

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2010.03.005

Biodiesel from algae: Challenges and prospects

Stuart A. Scott, Matthew P. Davey, John S. Dennis, Irmtraud Horst, Christopher J. Howe, David J. Lea-Smith, Alison G. Smith

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Abstract

Microalgae offer great potential for exploitation, including the production of biodiesel, but the process is still some way from being carbon neutral or commercially viable. Part of the problem is that there is little established background knowledge in the area. We should look both to achieve incremental steps and to increase our fundamental understanding of algae to identify potential paradigm shifts. In doing this, integration of biology and engineering will be essential. In this review we present an overview of a potential algal biofuel pipeline, and focus on recent work that tackles optimization of algal biomass production and the content of fuel molecules within the algal cell.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	277-286
Number of pages	10
Journal	Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Volume	21
Issue number	3
Early online date	17 Apr 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2010.03.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2010

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