Journal article
Can We Approach Theoretical Lipid Yields in Microalgae?
Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.), Vol.36(3), pp.265-276
03/01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.10.020
PMID: 29395347
Abstract
Can we approach theoretical lipid yields in microalgae? Yes: we can substantially reduce the gap between current and theoretical maximum yield. A realistic maximum is approximately 0.5g triacylglycerol (TAG) per mol photons, about five times higher than what is currently achieved in outdoor cultivation. Achieving this realistic maximum will require several breakthroughs. First, outdoor operation typically has low yields, mainly caused by fluctuating insolation. Future adaptive control models will help increase these yields. Additionally, the lipid production capacity of currently used strains needs to increase. Powerful strain-specific molecular toolboxes are being developed, shifting the bottleneck towards understanding metabolism and identifying target genes. Finally, strains and processes should be improved concurrently to fully exploit the potential lipid production from microalgae.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Can We Approach Theoretical Lipid Yields in Microalgae?
- Creators
- Ilse M Remmers - Wageningen University & ResearchRené H Wijffels - Wageningen University & ResearchMaria J BarbosaPacko P Lamers - Wageningen University & Research
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.), Vol.36(3), pp.265-276
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tibtech.2017.10.020
- PMID
- 29395347
- NLM abbreviation
- Trends Biotechnol
- ISSN
- 0167-7799
- eISSN
- 1879-3096
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Spanish and Portuguese
- Record Identifier
- 9984397924302771
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