Algal feedstocks

Provide a comprehensive state of technology summary for fuels and coproducts from algal feedstock ... 

The focus of Sawayama and collegues ° was on the hydrothermal treatment of Dunaliella tertiolecta and B. braunii in terms of energy balance sheet and CO2 reduction. They concluded that algae with higher lipid content are better suited for the production of biocrude than micro-algae with low lipid content. These results confirm that the algal feedstock composition (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates) influences the individual compounds identified as well as the biocrude functional group chemistry. ... 

Pham, M., et al., 2013. Effects of hydrothermal liquefaction on the fate of bioactive contaminants in manure and algal feedstocks. Bioresource Technology 149 (0), 126—135. 

Chisti Y. Constraints to commercialization of algd fads. J Biofec/inof 2013 167 201—214. Droch M, Geng S, Wang G. Recent advances in liqttid biofael production from algal feedstocks. Appl Energy. 2013 102 1371-1381. 

Macromolecular biomass composition is of obvious interest when the biomass itself is the product, such as algal biomass in [18], or for production of singlecell protein, for e.g. animal feedstock. Moreover, for a precise metabolic flux analysis, changes in biomass composition should be taken in account. For example, Henriksen et al. [19] observed with E. coli under different growth rates, that the levels of DNA and lipids were relatively constant, whereas the proteins and stable RNA levels increased with the specific growth rate and the total amount of carbohydrates decreased. 

Biofuels can be classified as first generation when they are produced from fermentation of sugar-based raw materials, second generation if they are produced from feedstocks such as lignocellulose and municipal solid wastes, and third generation when they are formed from algal biomass [314,315]. Currently, the most used biofuels are ethanol and butanol. 

Anahaena 586 anaplerosis 660 animal feedstocks - algal protein extracts 625 antibodies 677... 

Two topic areas Topic area 1—Algal biofuel Consortia, Topic area 2 (nonalgae) three technical areas of interest under Topic area 1 applicants could address one or more of the areas of interest in whole or in part areas of interest Feedstock supply—strain development and cultivation feedstock logistics—harvesting and extraction conversion/ production—accumulation of intermediate and synthesis of fuels and coproducts. Apphcants expected to propose their own consortium make-up and structure. 

Microalgae have numerous commercial and industrial applications and use potentials, including production of food ingredients, bioplastics, chemical feedstock, pharmaceuticals, and algal fuel, and can also be used as a means of pollution control. 

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