Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43500, Malaysia.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43500, Malaysia; Manufacturing and Industrial Processes Division, Faculty of Engineering, Centre for Food and Bioproduct Processing, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43500, Malaysia.
Biotechnol Adv. 2015 Nov 1;33(6 Pt 2):1219-27. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.02.013. Epub 2015 Feb 27.
Microalgae have caught the world's attention for its potential to solve one of the world's most pressing issues-sustainable green energy. Compared to biofuels supplied by oil palm, rapeseed, soybean and sugar cane, microalgae alone can be manipulated to generate larger amounts of biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen and biomass in a shorter time. Apart from higher productivity, microalgae can also grow using brackish water on non-arable land, greatly reducing the competition with food and cash crops. Hence, numerous efforts have been put into the commercialisation of microalgae-derived biofuel by both the government and private bodies. This paper serves to review conventional and novel methods for microalgae culture and biomass harvest, as well as recent developments in techniques for microalgal biofuel production.
微藻因其在解决世界上最紧迫的问题之一——可持续绿色能源方面的潜力而引起了全世界的关注。与由油棕、油菜籽、大豆和甘蔗提供的生物燃料相比,微藻本身可以被操纵以在更短的时间内产生更多的生物柴油、生物乙醇、生物氢和生物质。除了更高的生产力外,微藻还可以在非耕地的咸水中生长,从而大大减少了与粮食和经济作物的竞争。因此,政府和私营机构都在努力将微藻衍生的生物燃料商业化。本文旨在综述微藻培养和生物质收获的常规和新型方法,以及微藻生物燃料生产技术的最新进展。