Algal biotechnology is drawing increasing interest due to its potential as a source of valuable pharmaceuticals, pigments, carbohydrates, and other fine chemicals. Recent development in various algal biotechnology found microalgal mass culture can be a useful solution in treatment of wastewater, fixation of carbon dioxide and production of biofuel. Furthermore, the fact that microalgae can conquer the top three environmental problems in a simultaneous manner is even more exciting. (i) Green house gases such as CO2 in the atmosphere became a serious problem for the whole mankind. One of the possible solutions is a biological CO2 fixation using the photosynthesis of microalgae. (ii) Microalgae have been utilized for several decades for the treatment of municipal and other wastewaters. The removal of heavy metals and/or residual nutrients, specifically N and P, has also been studied with a variety of processes. (iii) Renewable, carbon neutral, liquid fuels for the transportation sector are necessary for environmental and economic sustainability. Approaches for making microalgal biodiesel economically competitive with petrodiesel would be possible in the near future. In this presentation, various photobioreactors and culturing facilities will be presented and analyzed.
저자
Choul-Gyun Lee [ Institute of Industrial Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University ]
한국생물공학회 [The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering]
설립연도
1984
분야
공학>생물공학
소개
이 법인은 생물 공학의 발전과 보급에 이바지하고, 회원 상호 간의 연구 협력과 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다
1. 생물공학 분야의 발전을 위한 연구 협력
2. 생물공학의 실용화를 촉진시키기 위한 산학 협동
3. 학술연구 발표회, 강연회, 연수회 등 학술활동의 개최
4. 국,영문 학술지,소식지,학술회의 Proceedings 및 학술도서의 발간
5. 생물공학 발전을 위한 정책 건의
6. 기타 국제 교류 등 본 학회의 목적 달성을 위한 제반 활동