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BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 1405-1424Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2012.02.015
Keywords
Flue gas treatment; Photosynthetic microorganism; Nitrogen oxide; Sulphur dioxide; Uptake pathway; Removal; Biomass valorisation
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- academic PhD grant Howest University College West-Flanders
- Ghent University
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Flue gases are a resource yet to be fully utilised in microalgal biotechnology, not only to moderate the anthropogenic effects on our climate, but also to steer microalgal resource Management towards innovative applications of microalgal biomass compounds These gases, both untreated and treated into current discharge standards, contain CO2, N-2, H2O, O-2, NOx, SOx, CxHy, CO, particulate matter, halogen acids and heavy metals. To better steer and engineer flue gas-fed microalgal cultures, all these compounds need to be considered. Therefore, here, we review (i) the chemical composition and treatment technologies of flue gas, (ii) the uptake pathways and removal of the different compounds in microalgae reactors, and (iii) the tolerance and effects on microalgae of all flue gas compounds. By emphasising the interactions between microalgae and flue gas compounds, we envisage new pathways for microalgal biomass valorisation such as enzyme production for environmental technology, novel biogas production and biosequestration of minerals. Furthermore, we highlight fundamental and applied research niches that merit further investigation. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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