Microalgae for biofuel and biopolymer production

加拿大拥有世界上第二大陆地领土，处于有利地位，可以大规模开展微生物农业，生产生物燃料和增值产品。然而，缺乏有效的养殖系统一直是全球商业微藻生物燃料生产的主要瓶颈。本研究提出开发一种新的光生物反应器，局部气体交换，并承诺低能量强度和高生产率，这是一种新的策略，控制污染，使安全培养的微藻，淡水或海洋，与非无菌介质和非无菌曝气，以进一步降低养殖成本。在这些技术突破的基础上，这一领域将瞄准两个低处理水果，即食品级油/多不饱和脂肪酸生产和从乳制品废液乳清中生产生物聚合物，用于生产生物燃料和增值产品。

Canada has the world’s second largest land territory in the world and is well positioned for large-scale microalga farming for production of biofuels and value-added products. However, lack of efficient farming systems have been a major bottleneck for commercial microalgal biofuel production worldwide. This study proposes to develop a novel photobioreactor that localize gas exchange and promises low energy intensity and high productivity, which is to be coupled with a novel strategy for controlling contamination to enable safe cultivation of microalgae, freshwater or marine, with unsterile media and unsterile aeration to further reduce farming costs. Building on these technology breakthroughs, this reach will target two low-handing fruits, food-grade oil/polyunsaturated fatty acids production and biopolymer production from dairy waste liquid, whey, for production of biofuels and value-added products.