Exploiting diversity and synthetic biology for the production of algal biofuels
| Autor: | D. Ryan Georgianna, Stephen P. Mayfield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Process (engineering)
Natural resource economics Climate change Aquaculture Bioreactors Microalgae Production (economics) Recycling Biomass Photosynthesis Multidisciplinary business.industry Fossil fuel Lipids Biotechnology Biosynthetic Pathways Kelp Phenotype Biofuel Biofuels Sustainability Arable land business Genetic Engineering Renewable resource |
| Zdroj: | Nature. 488(7411) |
| ISSN: | 1476-4687 |
| Popis: | Modern life is intimately linked to the availability of fossil fuels, which continue to meet the world's growing energy needs even though their use drives climate change, exhausts finite reserves and contributes to global political strife. Biofuels made from renewable resources could be a more sustainable alternative, particularly if sourced from organisms, such as algae, that can be farmed without using valuable arable land. Strain development and process engineering are needed to make algal biofuels practical and economically viable. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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