Microalgae for biofuel and biopolymer production

加拿大拥有世界第二大陆地领土，适合大规模微藻养殖，以生产生物燃料和附加值产品。然而，缺乏高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。这项研究建议开发一种新型的光生物反应器，它可以实现局部的气体交换，并承诺低能量强度和高生产率，并结合一种新的污染控制策略，以实现微藻、淡水或海洋的安全养殖，使用不灭菌的介质和不灭菌的曝气，进一步降低养殖成本。在这些技术突破的基础上，这一覆盖范围将瞄准两种低处理水果，食品级油脂/多不饱和脂肪酸生产，以及从乳制品废液、乳清中生产生物聚合物，用于生产生物燃料和附加值产品。

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.