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ABSTRACT
Some photosynthetic organisms can capture atmospheric CO2 and produce a biomass, with high levels of oil. This oil is therefore considered as a renewable resource, which could be an alternative to fossil hydrocarbons. This article provides a detailed definition of the terms microalgae, oil and biofuel, and gives a brief state of the art of technologies for cultivation, harvesting, oil extraction and conversion into biodiesel fuel, from laboratory to pilot scale, highlighting the biotechnological and technological challenges that will need to be addressed in the future.
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Eric MARÉCHAL: CNRS Research Director, Director of the Cell & Plant Physiology Laboratory, IRIG, CEA Grenoble, France
INTRODUCTION
Field: Microalgae production and processing techniques
Degree of technology diffusion: Emergence | Growth | Maturity
Technologies involved: Genetic engineering, molecular biology, biotechnologies, micro-organism cultivation, oil extraction
Applications: Biofuels, bioenergy, biomolecules, green chemistry, lubricants, cosmetics, human and animal nutrition.
Main French players :
Institutes and research centers: Laboratoire de physiologie cellulaire & végétale (LPCV – CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CEA Grenoble); Plateforme Lipid Analysis in Grenoble (LIPANG – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, EU, CEA Grenoble); Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d'Aix-Marseille (BIAM – CNRS, Université Aix-Marseille, CEA Cadarache) ; Plateforme Heliobiotech (CEA Cadarache) ; Cité des Energies et CEA Tech (CEA Cadarache) ; lnstitut de recherche interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (lRlG – CEA Grenoble) ; Laboratoire d'ingénierie des systèmes biologiques et des procédés (LISBP Toulouse); Institut de biologie de l'École normale supérieure – Laboratoire de génomique des organismes photosynthétiques (IBENS Paris); Institut de biologie physico-chimique (IBPC; CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Paris); Laboratoire de génie des procédés – environnement – agro-alimentaire (GEPEA; CNRS, Université de Nantes, IMT Atlantique, Oniris; Saint-Nazaire); Plateforme AlgoSolis (Université de Nantes, CNRS)
Competitive clusters: Mer Bretagne, Mer Méditerranée, Végépolys, Axelera
Carnot Institute: Bioenergies, Biomolecules and Renewable Carbon-Based Materials (3BCAR)
Manufacturers: Abolis Metabolism Architects, Algopack, Algosource Technologies, Alpha Biotech, Cyane, Inalve, Fermentalg, Goëmar, Greensea, Innovalg, LLDC Algae, Metabolium, Microphyt, Olmix, Roquette, SunOleo, Total
Other players worldwide: Alltech Algae, Algalimento, Algae Tec, Algatech, Algenol, Algenuity, Algomed, Archimede Ricerche, BDI Bioenergy, BP, Cellana, Cellulac, DIC, Ecoduna, Evodos, Gevo, Heliae, Jinzhou Natural Astaxanthin Inc, Jiangsu Tiankai Biotechnology, Lonza, Neoalgae, Neom, Nisshin Oillio Group, Phenometrics, Phytobloom, PetroSun, Reliance, Schott, Simris Alg, Subitec, Synoxis Algae, Synthetic Genomics, TerraVia, Dow, Unilever, Yunnan GinkoAsta Biotech
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KEYWORDS
microalgae | biofuel | extraction processes | biodiesel | jetfuel | oil extraction,
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