Current Advancements in Biofuel Production from Microalgae: Harvesting and Conversion Technologies

Abstract

The objective of this review is to interpret the usage of alternative renewable systems that is imperative for future developments on a global industrial scale. Microalgae have appeared as the most realistic source for biofuel generation due to the accumulation of lipids in most of the strains with rapid biomass expansion and greater photosynthetic efficiency than land plants. Microalgal‐derived feedstocks have a broad range of commercial advantages and can be used as promising renewable fuel substitutes with zero net CO2 emission. Important facets of algal‐based biofuel production, growing and harvesting techniques, approaches to thermochemical conversion, synthesis of commodities with added value, and recent breakthroughs in the field of synthetic biology for fuel production are covered.

BioCloneBot: A versatile, low-cost, and open-source automated liquid handler

“…Synthetic biology, an emerging scientific discipline, focuses on the investigation of organisms through the manipulation of their genetic material [1] . This field holds significant potential for advancing various domains, including medicine [2] , [3] , agriculture [4] , [5] , and biofuel production [6] , [7] . To expedite the transition from conceptualization to experimental outcomes, synthetic biologists are increasingly adopting automation technologies.…”