Microalgal biofuels in China: The past, progress and prospects
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Global efforts to develop renewable energy include a focus on biofuels, especially algal‐based biofuels. As the world's largest developing country, China is striving to develop a range of renewable energy sources. Here, we performed an informatics analysis to monitor the development of microalgal biofuels in China by analyzing energy policies related to microalgal biomass and biofuel production and funding inputs and scientific research projects in this field. China has already made substantial contributions to the microalgal biofuel industry worldwide. Despite recent declines in research and investment due to the overall economic environment, microalgal energy research and applications technologies have tremendous prospects. We summarize progress in research on microalgal biomass and biofuel production, focusing on microalgal culture patterns and the production of energy, including efforts in China to promote the industrialization of microalgal biofuels. Finally, we explore possible solutions to bottlenecks that must be overcome before microalgal biofuels can be widely used and discuss future prospects. In addition to serving as a theoretical reference for researchers and decision makers in China and beyond, the information presented in this review article can be used to guide the industrialization of microalgal‐based biofuel production.
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Institutions located in the eastern and southeastern coastal Chinese areas, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong Provinces, are leading in technology layout related to microalgal biofuels.
“As discussed by Chen [48], institutions located in the eastern and southeastern coastal Chinese areas, such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Guangdong Provinces, are leading in technology layout related to microalgal biofuels.”
From Research Progress, Trends, and Future Prospects on Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae for Biocrude Production: A Bibliometric Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as [48]
The 973 Plan is a program launched in 2011 by the Chinese government aimed to reduce the high cost of large-scale algal-biodiesel production, advancing the technology readiness levels of the studied processes.
“In this context, the “973 Plan,” for example, is a program launched in 2011 by the Chinese government. This initiative aimed to reduce the high cost of large-scale algal-biodiesel production, advancing the technology readiness levels (TRLs) of the studied processes [47, 48].”
From Research Progress, Trends, and Future Prospects on Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae for Biocrude Production: A Bibliometric Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as [48]
One of the factors that explains China's important role in the study of microalgal biofuels is the massive investment in research and development.
“One of the factors that explains China’s important role in the study of microalgal biofuels is the massive investment in research and development.”
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- Authors
- Chen, H., Wang, X., & Wang, Q.
- Affiliations
- Henan University (CN)
- Henan Science and Technology Department (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Qiang
- ORCID
- Venue
- GCB Bioenergy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-09-17
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1044-1065
- ISSN
- 1757-1693 (ISSN-L)
- 1757-1707
- OpenAlex
- W3048794996
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 110
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6
- FWCI
- 1.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- GCB Bioenergy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (31770128, 31870041, 91851103)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Bioenergy crop production and management
- Keywords
- microalgal biofuels, microalgae, biofuel production, microalgal biomass, energy policy, research funding, industrialization, microalgal culture, renewable energy, China
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