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Algae as a source of renewable chemicals: opportunities and challenges

Foley, Patrick M., Beach, Evan S., Zimmerman, Julie B.·2011·Green Chemistry

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Algae are being explored as a sustainable energy feedstock, having potential to reduce dependence on petrofuels and offset greenhouse gas emissions. Economic considerations and principles of green design suggest that if algae-to-fuel technology is to be successful, biofuels must be produced simultaneously with value-added co-products. At present, the algae industry is centered around a limited number of products, such as low-volume/high-value speciality nutrients. New products for medium- and high-volume markets will be needed as biomass production increases in scale. This Perspective highlights non-fuel applications of algal biomass that have received relatively little attention to date but are promising for future development. It is our goal to draw attention to some of the unique opportunities that algae present with respect to biochemical composition as compared to lignocellulosic energy crops.

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  • Algae has turned up as a cheaper alternative to oilseed crops due to its non-food nature, fast production and recycle rate, and low use of production inputs.

    “Oilseed crops such as soybean, rapeseed, and oil palm are the major supply of oils at present, but algae has turned up as a cheaper alternative due to its non-food nature, fast production and recycle rate, and low use of production inputs.82”

    From Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers (2018) · cites this paper as [82]

  • Oilseed crops such as soybean, rapeseed, and oil palm are the major supply of oils at present.

    “Oilseed crops such as soybean, rapeseed, and oil palm are the major supply of oils at present, but algae has turned up as a cheaper alternative due to its non-food nature, fast production and recycle rate, and low use of production inputs.82”

    From Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers (2018) · cites this paper as [82]

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Authors
Foley, P. M., Beach, E. S., & Zimmerman, J. B.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Beach, Evan S.
Venue
Green Chemistry
Published
2011
Volume
13
Issue
6
Pages
1399
ISSN
  • 1463-9262 (ISSN-L)
  • 1463-9270
OpenAlex
W2084362629
Cited by
219
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 20 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 21 · 2012: 7
FWCI
7.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Green Chemistry (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Department of Energy
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Keywords
algae, renewable chemicals, algal biomass, biofuels, greenhouse gas emissions, biochemical composition, sustainable design

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