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The information presented on this website was collaborated from the following scientific papers:

 

General reviews:

 

Schenk et al. (2008) Second Generation Biofuels: High-Efficiency Microalgae for Biodiesel Production, Bioenergy

  • This paper reviews the proposed advantages algal biofuels have over current biofuel alternatives. It presents a brief introduction of tradtitional methods of production.

  • DOI: 10.1007/s12155-008-9008-8

 

Lam & Lee (2012) Microalge biofuels: A critical review of issues, problems and the way forward, Biotechnology Advances

  • This paper reviews some of the practical problems of commercial algal biofuel production presented in recent research reports and data analysis. It also introduces proposed solutions from the literature of how these limitations can be overcome.

  • DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.11.008.

 

Chen & Khanna (2013) Food vs Fuel: The Effect of Biofuel Policies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics

  • A review of the effects of biofuel production on food crop prices.

  • DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas039

 

 

Harvesting techniques:

 

Zhang et al. (2010) Harvesting algal biomass for biofuels using ultrafiltration membranes, Bioresource Technology

  • A research paper on developing efficient harvesting methods using membrane filtration.

  • doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.02.007

 

Vandamme et al. (2013) Flocculation as a low-cost method for harvesting microalgae for bulk biomass production, Trends in Biotechnology

  • Processing methods of harvesting algae provide a major challenge in biofuel production. This review assesses the feasbility of flocculation as a potential solution to this problem.

 

 

Integrated Wastewater Treatment:

 

Park et al. (2011) Wastewater treatment high rate algal ponds for biofuel production, Bioresource Technology

  • A review of the practical feasabilitys of an integrated wastewater system and the economical and environmental benefits this system posses.

  • doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.158

 

Drexler et al. (2014) AlgaeSim: A Model for Integrated Algal Biofuel Production and Wastewater Treatment, Water Environment Research

 

 

GM Algae:

 

Machado & Atsumi (2012) Cyanobacterial biofuel production, Journal of Biotechnology

  • A review of research in the advancements of synthetic biology and genetic engineering techniques that have resulted in the production non-natural chemicals from Cyanobacteria species. This paper reviews current publications on the use of these techniques in the production of biofuels.

  • doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.03.005

 

Mussgnug et al. (2007) Engineering photosynthetic light capture: impacts on improved solar energy to biomass conversion, Plant Biotechnology Journal

  • A research paper showing that green algae Chlamydonmonas reinhardtii engineered by down regulating genes responsible for light-harvesting antenna complexes showed an increased efficiency of cell cultivation under elevated light conditions.

  • doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00285

 

Radakovits et al. (2010) Genetic Engineering of Algae for Enhanced Biofuel Production, Eukaryotic cell

  • A review focusing on the potential avenues of genetic engineering that may be undertaken in order to improved microalgae as a potential biofuel platform.

  • doi: 10.1128/EC.00364-09

 

 

GM Algae Biosafety:

 

Menetrez (2012) An Overview of Algae Biofuel Production and Potential Environmental Impact, Environmental Science and Technology

  • An outline of human and environmental risks of GM algae for biofuel production.

  • DOI: 10.1021/es300917r

 

Snow & Smith (2012) Genetically Engineered Algae for Biofuels: A key role for Ecologists, Bioscience

  • A critical analysis of the threat posed by GM cyanobacteria calling for improved risk assessments before they meet commercial release.

  • doi: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.8.9

 

Henley at al. (2013) Initial risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) microalgae for commodity-scale biofuel cultivation, Algal Research

  • Hypothetical predictions of GM algae release to the environment which must be addressed in order to be accepted as a suitable biofuel feedstock.

  • doi:10.1016/j.algal.2012.11.001

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