期刊
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY
卷 33, 期 5, 页码 2695-2708出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-021-02508-x
关键词
Algae; Mass balance; Fractionation; Lipids; Carbohydrates; Protein
资金
- US Department of Energy [DE-AC36-08GO28308]
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, as part of the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office [WBS 1.2.3.001]
Opportunities in biomass production and bioproduct isolation from algae-derived feedstocks are promising, but the lack of validated compositional analysis methods poses a challenge. Utilizing a bottom-up approach for algal biomass characterization can help achieve full mass balance and economic potential.
Opportunities associated with biomass production and bioproduct isolation from algae-derived feedstocks are plentiful and promising; however, there are challenges associated with realizing these applications. One of the most important, and often overlooked, challenges is the lack of availability of a strong foundation of compositional analysis methods validated on microalgal biomass. Currently, compositional analysis in algae is dominated by the use of interference-prone methods, a lack of full mass balance accounting, and the use of top-down approaches that bin all unaccounted-for mass into a single category, such as carbohydrates. We present here an approach based on a bottom-up algal biomass characterization aimed at moving towards, and highlighting the importance of, full and accurate mass closure to achieve the maximum economic potential from a sustainable and renewable feedstock. Algal biomass representing three genera, Nannochloropsis, Scenedesmus, and Monoraphidium, was subjected to a cell rupture and fractionation process, followed by detailed characterization of each fraction to determine the partitioning of measured and unknown components. The goal of this work is to identify where the missing components partition, and develop a strategy to close the mass balance or identify the unknowns, while utilizing a rigorous characterization approach for characterizing algal biomass. Although only 75-80% of the biomass was accounted for, the fractionation approach utilized here provides key insight into possible chemical components for future investigations.
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