Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, La Cañada de San Urbano, Almería, 04120, Spain.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2012 Nov;96(3):577-86. doi: 10.1007/s00253-012-4362-z. Epub 2012 Aug 26.
Microalgae have been proposed as a CO(2) removal option to contribute to climate change avoidance and problems coming from the use of fossil fuels. However, even though microalgae can be used to fix CO(2) from air or flue gases, they do not permit long-term CO(2) storage because they are easily decomposed. On the other hand, microalgae can contribute to an enhancement in human sustainability by producing biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels in addition to the production of other useful chemicals and commodities. Moreover, microalgae can contribute to enhancing the sustainability of waste treatment processes, reducing the energy consumed, and improving the recycling of nutrients contained within them. This paper reviews the potential contribution of these processes and the existing knowledge in these areas.
微藻已被提议作为一种 CO(2)去除方法，以有助于避免气候变化和解决使用化石燃料带来的问题。然而，尽管微藻可以用来固定空气中或烟道气中的 CO(2)，但它们不能进行长期的 CO(2)储存，因为它们很容易分解。另一方面，微藻可以通过生产生物燃料来为人类的可持续性做出贡献，从而替代化石燃料，同时还可以生产其他有用的化学品和商品。此外，微藻还可以促进提高废物处理过程的可持续性，减少能源消耗，并改善其中所含营养物质的回收利用。本文综述了这些过程的潜在贡献以及这些领域的现有知识。
