从情报学角度看微藻生物能源研究进展

作为化石能源的替代品,以微藻能源为核心的生物能源受到越来越多的关注。作为单细胞生物,微藻有生长周期短、易培养、光合效率高及含油量高等优点,在各类生物能源中具有理想前景。从情报学角度出发,通过分析微藻能源相关文献和专利,对微藻能源的发展概况进行分析,并根据科学研究和公司产业发展现状,对微藻的国内外进展进行对比,总结微藻能源研究的进展,并对微藻能源的发展进行展望。     

微藻生物质产品和生物活性物质的研究与开发

本文综述了微藻在生物质产品及活性物质开发上的研究进展。部分微藻如节旋藻、小球藻、盐生杜氏藻和雨生红球藻等已用于商业化生产生物质产品。另外,从微藻中提炼的生物活性成分如β-胡萝卜素、虾青素、藻蓝蛋白、长链多不饱和脂肪酸和活性多糖等已应用于营养保健品和化妆品的生产。基于微藻种类的多样性和基因工程、代谢工程的快速发展,微藻天然产物具有很大的开发潜力。     

我国微藻生物柴油的研究背景与发展战略

生物柴油是可再生能源开发利用的重要发展方向。藻类制备生物柴油具有产油量高、生长速度快、环境适应能力强、不与农作物争夺农田和淡水资源等优势。从微藻制备生物柴油着手,简要介绍了生物柴油的生产原料与发展历程、微藻油脂的组成与生物合成途径、微藻制备柴油的工艺与瓶颈及解决策略,最后对微藻制备生物柴油技术提出了近中远期发展目标及展望。     

中科院大连化学物理研究所微藻能源开发亟待产业化

随着石油等能源的日益枯竭,利用单细胞微生物微藻来产H2、制油、炼制烯烃等新能源研究炙手可热。大连化学物理研究所作为国内最早进行微藻能源开发的机构,目前在理论研究和实验室规模系统上处于国内领先地位。     

能源微藻规模化培养及光生物反应器研究现状与发展策略

引言 众所周知,资源、能源和环境是当前人类社会发展必须面临和解决的三大难题.传统化石能源的过量使用导致了石油资源短缺、全球气候变暖和环境污染.目前,各国政府和企业开始大力开发可再生能源,其中生物能源被认为是最具潜力的可再生能源之一.微藻能源集生物能源、生物固碳及N/P废水处理等多种功能于一体,具有独特的优势,已经成为国内外研究与开发的热点①.能源微藻的低成本规模化培养是实现微藻能源产业化的关键,也是当前限制微藻能源产业化的瓶颈.     

基于文献计量学的微藻生物技术发展趋势

微藻作为一类单细胞光合生物,具有光能利用率高、生长速度快、生物活性成分和储能物质含量高等特点,在食品、饲料、生物能源、碳减排和废水处理等领域具有广阔的应用前景。本文系统查阅了近年来国内外微藻领域发表的相关文献和专利,藉此对微藻生物技术领域的研究进展及存在问题进行了梳理和分析,并对我国微藻生物技术的科技布局、重要成果及发展瓶颈进行了概述,最后对微藻生物技术的发展趋势予以展望。     

微藻固碳技术研究现状及发展思路

人类工农业生产造成大量CO2的排放,特别是化石原料的大量使用,使大气中CO2浓度升高,产生温室效应.采用微藻固碳技术对集中排放的CO2进行合理利用,是一个实现碳减排和碳循环的可行方法.如何经济合理的实现该技术的产业化成为关键.文章对微藻固碳技术的研究现状进行了归纳分析,并对微藻固定CO2技术的发展及产业化前景进行了探讨.     

微藻生物能源的产业化进程及其在CO2减排中的应用进展

基于微藻能源的第三代生物燃料,是一种通过微藻的光合作用积累生物量和油脂而获得的新型清洁生物能源。微藻是由阳光驱动的细胞工厂,它可以在常温常压下实现对CO2的高效吸收,通过微藻细胞高效的光合作用,将光能转化为脂肪或淀粉等碳水化合物的化学能,并释放出O2。将就生物能源、微藻生物能源及其在CO2减排中的应用和产业化进程进行总结和展望。     

利用废水培养微藻的研究进展

微藻被认为是一种有潜力的、可被开发为再生能源的重要生物材料。一些微藻种类具有较强的异养和混养能力,能直接利用有机物作为碳源。工农业生产和城市生活中所排放的废水中通常含有大量的有机碳、氮、磷等营养物质。利用废水培养微藻,一方面可以将废水中的碳、氮、磷等营养物质转化为具有更高价值的微藻生物质,另一方面又可实现废水的净化和营养物质的再利用。本综述了不同种类废水的特点,讨论了两类微藻培养模式的优劣,同时还探讨了微藻对营养元素的利用,并总结了微藻培养需突破的瓶颈。     

代谢组学技术在微藻研究中的应用

代谢组学(metabolomics/metabonomics)是系统生物学的重要组成部分之一,主要通过分析生物体受环境刺激、病理生理或基因变异等因素引起的内源性小分子代谢物变化来研究其生理功能与代谢之间的关系,进而揭示代谢物变化背后的代谢调控机制与机理.代谢组学技术具有灵敏度高、选择范围广和分析速度快等特点,逐渐在微藻...     

Culture of microalgae Chlorella minutissima for biodiesel feedstock production

Microalgae are among the most promising of non‐food based biomass fuel feedstock alternatives. Algal biofuels production is challenged by limited oil content, growth rate, and economical cultivation. To develop the optimum cultivation conditions for increasing biofuels feedstock production, the effect of light source, light intensity, photoperiod, and nitrogen starvation on the growth rate, cell density, and lipid content of Chlorella minutissima were studied. The fatty acid content and composition of Chlorella minutissima were also investigated under the above conditions. Fluorescent lights were more effective than red or white light‐emitting diodes for algal growth. Increasing light intensity resulted in more rapid algal growth, while increasing the period of light also significantly increased biomass productivity. Our results showed that the lipid and triacylglycerol content were increased under N starvation conditions. Thus, a two‐phase strategy with an initial nutrient‐sufficient reactor followed by a nutrient deprivation strategy could likely balance the desire for rapid and high biomass generation (124 mg/L) with a high oil content (50%) of Chlorella minutissima to maximize the total amount of oil produced for biodiesel production. Moreover, methyl palmitate (C16:0), methyl oleate (C18:1), methyl linoleate (C18:2), and methyl linolenate (C18:3) are the major components of Chlorella minutissima derived FAME, and choice of light source, intensity, and N starvation impacted the FAME composition of Chlorella minutissima. The optimized cultivation conditions resulted in higher growth rate, cell density, and oil content, making Chlorella minutissima a potentially suitable organism for biodiesel feedstock production. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2011;108: 2280–2287. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Commercial production of microalgae in the Asia-Pacific rim

There are around 110 commercial producers of microalgae in the Asia-Pacific region, with annual production capacity ranging from 3 to 500 T. About nine-tenth of the algal cultivation plants are located in Asia. The commercially cultivated microalgae include Chlorella, Spirulina, Dunaliella, Nannochloris, Nitzschia, Crypthecodinium, Schizochytrium, Tetraselmis, Skeletonema, Isochrysisand Chaetoceros. Most of the commercially produced algal biomass is being marketed as health food, in the forms of tablets and capsules. Algae and their extract are also included in noodles, wine, beverages, breakfast cereals and cosmetics. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

System design for the autotrophic production of microalgae

The mass culture of microalgae has been explored over the past 35 years for the production of food, fuels and chemicals, as well as for waste treatment and gas exchange. Culture systems have evolved over this period from small experimental systems to the commercial systems which are presently in place for treatment of municipal wastewaters and for production of a number of specialty products. Further design innovation and refinement will need to draw heavily on the experience which has been gained through the operation of systems employing a wide variety of designs.     

微藻的药用、保健价值及研究开发现状(综述)

本文综述微藻中的各种药理活性物质及已投入市场的微藻产品的药用,保健价值,以及微藻保健与功能食品的研究开发现状。     

能源木薯高淀粉抗逆分子育种研究进展与展望

木薯(Manihot esculenta Crantz)是全球重要的粮食作物,也是我国非粮生物质能源发展的主要原材料。长期以来,传统杂交育种是木薯新品种培育的主要手段。随着全球生态的变化和木薯产业发展的推进,需要加速培育抗逆能力强、高淀粉的木薯新品种,因此,利用基因工程针对特定性状开展品种创新表现出巨大的潜力。随着组学技术的发展,在木薯基础研究领域,特别是针对储藏根发育、淀粉富集、逆境响应与调控等方面的研究逐步深入。强化木薯基础理论研究和发展应用技术,对推动能源木薯的产业化发展具有重要意义。     

Watershed‐scale impacts of bioenergy crops on hydrology and water quality using improved SWAT model

Cellulosic bioenergy feedstock such as perennial grasses and crop residues are expected to play a significant role in meeting US biofuel production targets. We used an improved version of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to forecast impacts on watershed hydrology and water quality by implementing an array of plausible land‐use changes associated with commercial bioenergy crop production for two watersheds in the Midwest USA. Watershed‐scale impacts were estimated for 13 bioenergy crop production scenarios, including: production of Miscanthus × giganteus and upland Shawnee switchgrass on highly erodible landscape positions, agricultural marginal land areas and pastures, removal of corn stover and combinations of these options. Water quality, measured as erosion and sediment loading, was forecasted to improve compared to baseline when perennial grasses were used for bioenergy production, but not with stover removal scenarios. Erosion reduction with perennial energy crop production scenarios ranged between 0.2% and 59%. Stream flow at the watershed outlet was reduced between 0 and 8% across these bioenergy crop production scenarios compared to baseline across the study watersheds. Results indicate that bioenergy production scenarios that incorporate perennial grasses reduced the nonpoint source pollutant load at the watershed outlet compared to the baseline conditions (0–20% for nitrate‐nitrogen and 3–56% for mineral phosphorus); however, the reduction rates were specific to site characteristics and management practices.     

Selection, breeding and engineering of microalgae for bioenergy and biofuel production

Microalgal production technologies are seen as increasingly attractive for bioenergy production to improve fuel security and reduce CO(2) emissions. Photosynthetically derived fuels are a renewable, potentially carbon-neutral and scalable alternative reserve. Microalgae have particular promise because they can be produced on non-arable land and utilize saline and wastewater streams. Furthermore, emerging microalgal technologies can be used to produce a range of products such as biofuels, protein-rich animal feeds, chemical feedstocks (e.g. bioplastic precursors) and higher-value products. This review focuses on the selection, breeding and engineering of microalgae for improved biomass and biofuel conversion efficiencies.