TY - JOUR
T1 - Using microalgae to produce liquid transportation biodiesel
T2 - What is next?
AU - Zhu, Liandong
AU - Nugroho, Y. K.
AU - Shakeel, S. R.
AU - Li, Zhaohua
AU - Martinkauppi, B.
AU - Hiltunen, E.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - In response to the energy crisis, global warming and climate changes, microalgae have received increasingly global attention as a renewable, alternative and sustainable source for the production of biodiesel. Much original research regarding microalgal biodiesel production has been reported. However, microalgal biodiesel faces plenty of challenges that current cultivation and biodiesel conversion is economically unfeasible for industrial applications on a large scale. This perspective paper first briefly discusses the latest advances in liquid transportation biodiesel production from microalgal biomass, including microalgal growth, biomass harvesting and drying, lipid extraction and biodiesel conversion. Subsequently, strategies for the future development of microalgal biodiesel have been proposed and discussed, in an attempt to reduce the cost gap. From the microalgal biodiesel production chain perspective, genetic and metabolic engineering, isolation of suitable species, high-efficiency bioreactor development, efficient culturing system development, optimal harvest process design, high-efficiency lipid extraction and transesterification method development will have critical roles to play. It is worthy of note that the increase of the outcome credits can also realize the reduction of the economic gap, and the main measures include appropriate glycerol recovery and reutilization, integration with wastewater treatment and CO2 mitigation together with microalgal biorefinery for the production of multiple co-products with high values. Finally, concluding remarks are put forward.
AB - In response to the energy crisis, global warming and climate changes, microalgae have received increasingly global attention as a renewable, alternative and sustainable source for the production of biodiesel. Much original research regarding microalgal biodiesel production has been reported. However, microalgal biodiesel faces plenty of challenges that current cultivation and biodiesel conversion is economically unfeasible for industrial applications on a large scale. This perspective paper first briefly discusses the latest advances in liquid transportation biodiesel production from microalgal biomass, including microalgal growth, biomass harvesting and drying, lipid extraction and biodiesel conversion. Subsequently, strategies for the future development of microalgal biodiesel have been proposed and discussed, in an attempt to reduce the cost gap. From the microalgal biodiesel production chain perspective, genetic and metabolic engineering, isolation of suitable species, high-efficiency bioreactor development, efficient culturing system development, optimal harvest process design, high-efficiency lipid extraction and transesterification method development will have critical roles to play. It is worthy of note that the increase of the outcome credits can also realize the reduction of the economic gap, and the main measures include appropriate glycerol recovery and reutilization, integration with wastewater treatment and CO2 mitigation together with microalgal biorefinery for the production of multiple co-products with high values. Finally, concluding remarks are put forward.
KW - Biodiesel production
KW - Biomass harvest
KW - Lipid extraction
KW - Microalgae
KW - Microalgal biorefinery
KW - Microalgal cultivation
KW - Transesterification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85018757454&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.089
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2017.04.089
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85018757454
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 78
SP - 391
EP - 400
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ER -