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

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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.

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

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[ 1 ] [Chen, P.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 2 ] [Min, M.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 3 ] [Chen, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 4 ] [Wang, L.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 5 ] [Li, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 6 ] [Chen, Q.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 7 ] [Wang, C.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 8 ] [Wan, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 9 ] [Wan, Y.]State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
[ 10 ] [Wang, X.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 11 ] [Cheng, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 12 ] [Cheng, Y.]Biochemical Engineering College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
[ 13 ] [Deng, S.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 14 ] [Hennessy, K.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 15 ] [Lin, X.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 16 ] [Lin, X.]College of Biological Science and Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
[ 17 ] [Liu, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 18 ] [Wang, Y.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 19 ] [Wang, Y.]Chinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering, Beijing 100125, China
[ 20 ] [Martinez, B.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 21 ] [Ruan, R.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States
[ 22 ] [Ruan, R.]State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China

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[Ruan, R.]Center for Biorefining, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States

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ruanx001@umn.edu

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International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

ISSN： 1934-6344

Year： 2009

Issue： 4

Volume： 2

Page： 1-30

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ESI Discipline： AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

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