EPA Production from Microalgae

Towards Sustainable Production of Biofuels from Microalgae

Renewable and carbon neutral biofuels are necessary for environmental and economic sustainability. The viability of the first generation biofuels production is however questionable because of the conflict with food supply. Microalgal biofuels are a viable alternative. The oil productivity of many microalgae exceeds the best producing oil crops. This paper aims to analyze and promote integration...

Life-Cycle Assessment of Biodiesel Production from Microalgae

L A U R E N T L A R D O N , * , † A R N A U D H É L I A S , † , ‡ B R U N O S I A L V E , § J E A N P H I L I P P E S T E Y E R , † A N D O L I V I E R B E R N A R D § INRA, UR50 Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement, Avenue des Etangs, 11100 Narbonne, France, Montpellier SupAgro, 2 Place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 1, France, and Comore, INRIA, BP93, Sophia-Antipolis Cedex...

Modelling lipid production in microalgae

Microalgae offer potentially great opportunities for producing biofuel. In order to optimize triglycerid production, this article proposes a dynamical model of microalgal lipid production. In this model, intracellular carbon is divided between a functional pool and two storage pools (sugars and neutral lipids). The various intracellular carbon flows between these pools lead to a complex dynamic...

Challenges and opportunities for hydrogen production from microalgae

The global population is predicted to increase from ~7.3 billion to over 9 billion people by 2050. Together with rising economic growth, this is forecast to result in a 50% increase in fuel demand, which will have to be met while reducing carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions by 50-80% to maintain social, political, energy and climate security. This tension between rising fuel demand and the requirem...

Potential Production of Biofuel from Microalgae Biomass Produced in Wastewater