Metabolic engineering of algae for fourth generation biofuels production

Lü, Jing; Sheahan, Con; Fu, Pengcheng

doi:10.1039/c0ee00593b

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“…Microalgal starch is the most important feedstock for the production of third and fourth generation of biofuels (Lü et al, 2011). The studies in the literature showed that some nutrient limitations in fermentation medium caused an increase in carbohydrate accumulation in microalgae cells (Dragone et al, 2011).…”

Section: The Effects Of Nutrient Limitations On Bioethanol Productionmentioning

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Experimental investigations on bioethanol production from halophilic microalgal biomass

Karatay

Erdoğan

Dönmez

et al. 2016

Ecological Engineering

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Section: The Effects Of Nutrient Limitations On Bioethanol Productionmentioning

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Experimental investigations on bioethanol production from halophilic microalgal biomass

Karatay

Erdoğan

Dönmez

et al. 2016

Ecological Engineering

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“…This allows for a more economical screening. This method has been used extensively in the determination and optimisation of active factors in the biological sciences [11], with applications in the production of biodiesel from algae [17] amongst others, but no work has been done using it on the transesterification of biodiesel. This study employs the Plackett-Burman design to determine the most decisive parameters.…”

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Assessment of the Transesterification Stage of Biodiesel Production I: Application of a Plackett–Burman Design to Select the Process Variables

Paintsil

Armah

Yanful

2016

Waste Biomass Valor

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Although the independent effects of the predictors of the yield in transesterification are well documented, there are still gaps in our current understanding of how specific process variables cumulatively influence the yield of biodiesel. In this study, a two-level Plackett-Burman experimental design was used to assess the set of active process variables that most decisively influence the yield of biodiesel in transesterification. The results of the model in which the parameters were entered at once show in decreasing order, the magnitude of the effect of the process variables on the yield was as follows: amount of FFA [ weight of catatlyst [ rate of stirring [ duration of reaction [ temperature [ methanol for the ranges of values that were studied. In the sequential/nested ordinary least squares regression model, the order of importance of the predictors was almost maintained however the coefficients varied somewhat. This indicates that the level and the order of entry of variables within each level makes a fundamental difference to the results. The methanol-oil ratio had no influence on biofuel yield within the range of values studied. Overall, the adjusted model in which most of the variables had been taken into consideration explained approximately 94 % of the total variance in the data.

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“…Fourth-generation biofuels are biofuels that are produced from genetically modified or engineered energy crops and organisms that are able to extract CO 2 from the atmosphere more than what their fuels release on combustion (Lü et al 2011). Feedstocks for the production of fourth-generation biofuels are modified in such ways that breaking them down (using functionally engineered enzymes) into biofuels are much easier due to their loose cell wall.…”

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Biofuels: Production Technologies, Global Profile, and Market Potentials

Lee

Ofori-Boateng

2013

Sustainability of Biofuel Production From Oil Palm Biomass

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In spite of the benefits associated with the production and consumption of biofuels, there are some crucial debatable issues like high cost, food insecurity, etc., that put them to the negative side. However, biofuels still hold impressive market potentials in the world today though most of their production technologies are sophisticated and costly. Liquid biofuels like bioethanol and biodiesel are commonly produced from feedstocks like corn, rapeseed, soybean, etc., but there are other potential feedstocks, which are more sustainable like palm oil. This chapter discusses the major sources of biofuel feedstocks, types of biofuels, their production technologies, and global market potentials.

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Metabolic engineering of algae for fourth generation biofuels production

Cited by 310 publications

References 162 publications

Experimental investigations on bioethanol production from halophilic microalgal biomass

Experimental investigations on bioethanol production from halophilic microalgal biomass

Assessment of the Transesterification Stage of Biodiesel Production I: Application of a Plackett–Burman Design to Select the Process Variables

Biofuels: Production Technologies, Global Profile, and Market Potentials

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