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Many microalgae can accumulate neutral lipids
All algae produce lots of biomass
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GMO‐engineering of algae is difficult
Diatoms and greens most promising
No perfect strain for all climates, water types
Harvesting algal blooms from oceans
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not energetically or cost effective
sea water is oligotrophic have to add
nutrients like iron
low cell densities
Exception coastal lagoons, possible
contained environment
E.g. Commerically Spirulina from
Lake Texcoco and cyanobacterial
blooms in Oregon ‐ again limited
Open‐pond approach
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Biomass fast, easy and cheap
Contamination
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Density
Harvesting
Bioreactor‐approach
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GMO‐containment
Better for cold regions
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Controlled environment
Lipid induction
Expensive
So Are Microalgae a Realistic
So Are Microalgae a Realistic
Source of Biofuels?
Source of Biofuels?
Yes
But we are still lacking in the basic R&D to make them
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viable
It will take time and money
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Our project?
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Biology as long as possible: Biodiesel
Ability to sustain production of
high‐oil‐yielding microalgae strains
high oil yielding microalgae strains
Ability to extract the oil from the
algae
Capability of converting of
microalgal oil into Biodiesel
Identifying the high‐yielding
microalgal
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Identifying the most optimal
methods to cultivate them
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Carbon capturing
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R&D‐head Jean‐Yves Malpote is in conseil d‘administration
Local strains are best‐fitted
Wastewater usage?
Project suggestion
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Harvest and identify local strains from Strasbourg
Grow and select them for biomass‐production or lipid
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production
Try wastewater‐treatment
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Test genetical engineering for lipid‐content enrichment