Review of the biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach

Paul Chen; Min Min; Yifeng Chen; Liang Wang; Yecong Li; Qin Chen; Chenguang Wang; Yiqin Wan; Xiaoquan Wang; Yanling Cheng; Shaobo Deng; Kevin Hennessy; Xiangyang Lin; Yuhuan Liu; Yingkuan Wang; Blanca Martinez; Roger Ruan

doi:10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.04.001-030

Review of the biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach

Paul Chen, Min Min, Yifeng Chen, Liang Wang, Yecong Li, Qin Chen, Chenguang Wang, Yiqin Wan, Xiaoquan Wang, Yanling Cheng, Shaobo Deng, Kevin Hennessy, Xiangyang Lin, Yuhuan Liu, Yingkuan Wang, Blanca Martinez, Roger Ruan

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Current biofuel production relies on limited arable lands on the earth, and is impossible to meet the biofuel demands. Oil producing algae are alternative biofuel feedstock with potential to meet the world's ambitious goal to replace fossil fuels. This review provides an overview of the biological and engineering aspects in the production and processing technologies and recent advances in research and development in the algae to fuels approach. The article covers biology, selection and genetic modification of algae species and strains, production systems design, culture media and light management, harvest and dewatering, downstream processing, and environment and economic assessment. Despite the many advances made over several decades, commercialization of algal fuels remains challenging chiefly because of the techno-economic constraints. Technological breakthroughs in all major aspects must take place before commercial production of algal fuels becomes economically viable.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-30
Number of pages	30
Journal	International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Volume	2
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.04.001-030
State	Published - 2009

Keywords

Algae
Dewatering
Enclosed photobioreactor
Extraction
Fermentation
Gasification
Harvest
Hydrothermal liquefaction
Light
Microalgae
Open pond
Pyrolysis

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Chen, P., Min, M., Chen, Y., Wang, L., Li, Y., Chen, Q., Wang, C., Wan, Y., Wang, X., Cheng, Y., Deng, S., Hennessy, K., Lin, X., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Martinez, B., & Ruan, R. (2009). Review of the biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2(4), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.04.001-030

Chen, P , Min, M, Chen, Y, Wang, L, Li, Y, Chen, Q, Wang, C, Wan, Y, Wang, X, Cheng, Y , Deng, S, Hennessy, K, Lin, X, Liu, Y, Wang, Y, Martinez, B & Ruan, R 2009, 'Review of the biological and engineering aspects of algae to fuels approach', International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-30. https://doi.org/10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.04.001-030

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