STTR Phase I: Exploiting the Mating Phenotype of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to Enhance Harvesting in Large-Scale Oil Production from Algae

STTR 第一阶段：利用莱茵衣藻的交配表型来增强大规模藻类石油生产的收获

• 批准号: 1010531
• 负责人: James Levin
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: KENT SEATECH CORPORATION
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2011-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1010531&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Exploiting; Mating; Phenotype

This STTR Phase I project proposes to develop and establish a novel clumping (flocculation) strain of algal using an engineered extracellar protein that can be induced. The overarching goal is to provide the industry with a novel, energy efficient, and cost effective tool to dewater microalgae.What are the broader/commercial impacts of the proposed project?The broader/commercial impact of the proposed project will be an algal strain that, under controlled conditions, will self associate and eliminate the need for costly harvesting technologies. In addition, the results of this project will contribute to genetic engineering technology application to algal biomass, reduce costs of algae harvesting, and provide the society with a cost-effective green energy source.

这个STTR第一阶段项目提出了开发和建立一种新的凝聚（絮凝）菌株的藻类使用工程胞外蛋白，可以诱导。总体目标是为行业提供一种新颖的、节能的、具有成本效益的工具来抑制微藻。拟议项目的更广泛/商业影响将是一种藻类菌株，在受控条件下，将自我关联并消除对昂贵的收获技术的需求。 此外，本项目的成果将有助于基因工程技术应用于藻类生物质，降低藻类收获成本，并为社会提供具有成本效益的绿色能源。