The global demand for biomass for food, feed, biofuels, and chemical production is expected to increase in the coming decades.
Microalgae are a promising new source of biomass that may complement agricultural crops. Production of microalgae has so far been limited to high-value applications. In order to realize large-scale production of microalgae biomass for low-value applications, new low-cost technologies are needed to produce and process microalgae.
… Full text: www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/abstract/S0167-7799(12)00224-7
Tags: separation, culture medium, genetic modification, biofuels, coagulation, harvesting
Source
Trends in Biotechnology, 2013-01-22.
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Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)
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