CHAPTER 13: Microalgae: From Bio-based Curiosity Towards a Bulk Feedstock
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Published:18 Jun 2018
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Special Collection: 2018 ebook collectionSeries: Green Chemistry Series
G. P. ‘t Lam, M. H. Vermuë, M. Janssen, M. J. Barbosa, R. H. Wijffels, M. H. M. Eppink, and C. van den Berg, in Intensification of Biobased Processes, ed. A. Górak and A. Stankiewicz, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018, pp. 289-302.
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This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in microalgae cultivation and downstream processing with a focus on microalgae biorefinery. Microalgae are promising feedstocks for the production of a variety of bulk compounds in the near future. Current process designs typically consist of microalgae cultivation, harvesting, cell disruption and finally a product extraction/fractionation step. For every unit operation, the latest insights are discussed. From this overview, the current state-of-development and future directions towards large scale bulk-chemical production from microalgae are discussed.