The future resources for food, fuels, and chemicals potentially come from ocean. One of the major marine resources is microalgae, which have the ability to fix carbon dioxide at a much faster rate than that of terrestrial plants. The fixed carbon dioxide is converted to microalgal biomass, which has potential applications in producing biofuels, animal feed, health food, pharmaceuticals, and other high-value products. Therefore, using microalgae to mitigate CO2 emissions is a promising strategy for CO2 storage and utilization. We have identified various indigenous microalgae strains that utilize flue gas of a steel-making factory for growth with excellent CO2 biofixation ability. We are able to adjust the composition of resulting microalgal biomass (lipid, carbohydrates, proteins, pigments, etc.) by using different cultivation strategies to meet the needs of downstream applications. To make the concept of microalgae industry a realty, many new technologies and engineering approaches should be developed (for instance, outdoor large-scale cultivation, biomass harvesting, product conversion technology, etc.). Some key technologies required for realizing commercialization of microalgae-based CO2 emission mitigation and biorefinery are introduced in this presentation.
키워드
Microalgaemitigation of CO2 emissionsmicroalgal lipidmicroalgal carbohydratebiofuels
저자
Jo-Shu CHANG [ Department of Chemical Engineering, Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology, Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. ]
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