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Chapter 4 Major bottlenecks in industrial microalgaebased facilities

  • Emmanuel Manirafasha , Keju Jing , Theoneste Ndikubwimana , Hanqing Fu , Mao Lin und Liangliang Zhang
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Microalgae-Based Systems
Ein Kapitel aus dem Buch Microalgae-Based Systems

Abstract

Microalgae are natural, renewable, and sustainable micro-factories that produce various products with environmentally friendly applications in multiple industries, including food and nutraceuticals, cosmetics, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, and medicines. Exploiting algal resources is a promising approach to solving different pressing world challenges, such as climate change, water scarcity, and food crises. Even though microalgae represent different potentials, associated bottlenecks hinder their efficiency and applicability. The major bottlenecks are classified into four categories: (i) inappropriate upstream and downstream technologies, (ii) financial funding and investments, (iii) cost-effectiveness and production life cycle assessment, and (iv) cultural misunderstandings in business models. The pivot purpose of this chapter is to foreground the main bottlenecks that impede the sustainability of industrial microalgae. This chapter also summarizes the industrial mapping approach that has overcome and/or reduced major bottlenecks in industrial microalgae for its salient and prominent achievements and future evolution. The collaboration among various stakeholders (in particular, researchers, investors, industrialists, and policymakers) is the key to the sustainability and competitiveness of the microalgae industry.

Abstract

Microalgae are natural, renewable, and sustainable micro-factories that produce various products with environmentally friendly applications in multiple industries, including food and nutraceuticals, cosmetics, energy, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, and medicines. Exploiting algal resources is a promising approach to solving different pressing world challenges, such as climate change, water scarcity, and food crises. Even though microalgae represent different potentials, associated bottlenecks hinder their efficiency and applicability. The major bottlenecks are classified into four categories: (i) inappropriate upstream and downstream technologies, (ii) financial funding and investments, (iii) cost-effectiveness and production life cycle assessment, and (iv) cultural misunderstandings in business models. The pivot purpose of this chapter is to foreground the main bottlenecks that impede the sustainability of industrial microalgae. This chapter also summarizes the industrial mapping approach that has overcome and/or reduced major bottlenecks in industrial microalgae for its salient and prominent achievements and future evolution. The collaboration among various stakeholders (in particular, researchers, investors, industrialists, and policymakers) is the key to the sustainability and competitiveness of the microalgae industry.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Contributing authors IX
  4. Part I: Fundamentals
  5. Chapter 1 A timeline on microalgal biotechnology 1
  6. Chapter 2 Scope of the microalgae market: a demand and supply perspective 19
  7. Chapter 3 Challenges and opportunities for microalgae biotechnology development 41
  8. Chapter 4 Major bottlenecks in industrial microalgaebased facilities 55
  9. Chapter 5 Multimethod and multiproduct microalgae biorefineries: industrial scale feasibility: eutectic solvents as a novel extraction system for microalgae biorefinery 67
  10. Chapter 6 What is next in microalgae research 81
  11. Chapter 7 Microalgae supply chains 107
  12. Part II: Process integration applied to microalgae-based systems
  13. Chapter 8 Energy and heat integration applied to microalgae-based systems 133
  14. Chapter 9 Mass integration applied to microalgaebased systems 147
  15. Chapter 10 Water integration applied to microalgaebased systems 165
  16. Chapter 11 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biomass production 183
  17. Part III: Process intensification applied to microalgae-based processes
  18. Chapter 12 Process intensification applied to bioreactor design 213
  19. Chapter 13 Process intensification approaches applied to the downstream processing of microalgae production 241
  20. Part IV: Process integration and process intensification strategies applied to microalgae-based products
  21. Chapter 14 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biomass production 271
  22. Chapter 15 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae specialty chemicals production 299
  23. Chapter 16 Process intensification opportunities applied to the production of microalgae specialty chemicals 325
  24. Chapter 17 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biofuels production 349
  25. Chapter 18 Process intensification opportunities in the production of microalgal biofuels 377
  26. Chapter 19 Process integration approaches applied to carbon dioxide capture and use from microalgae 409
  27. Chapter 20 Algae-based bioelectrochemical systems 425
  28. Chapter 21 Process integration and process intensification approaches as enhancers of industrial sustainability in microalgaebased systems 441
  29. Chapter 22 Patents related to process integration and process intensification applied to microalgae-based systems 455
  30. Chapter 23 A brief mapping of patents in microalgaebased systems 479
  31. Index 507
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110781267-004

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Contributing authors IX
  4. Part I: Fundamentals
  5. Chapter 1 A timeline on microalgal biotechnology 1
  6. Chapter 2 Scope of the microalgae market: a demand and supply perspective 19
  7. Chapter 3 Challenges and opportunities for microalgae biotechnology development 41
  8. Chapter 4 Major bottlenecks in industrial microalgaebased facilities 55
  9. Chapter 5 Multimethod and multiproduct microalgae biorefineries: industrial scale feasibility: eutectic solvents as a novel extraction system for microalgae biorefinery 67
  10. Chapter 6 What is next in microalgae research 81
  11. Chapter 7 Microalgae supply chains 107
  12. Part II: Process integration applied to microalgae-based systems
  13. Chapter 8 Energy and heat integration applied to microalgae-based systems 133
  14. Chapter 9 Mass integration applied to microalgaebased systems 147
  15. Chapter 10 Water integration applied to microalgaebased systems 165
  16. Chapter 11 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biomass production 183
  17. Part III: Process intensification applied to microalgae-based processes
  18. Chapter 12 Process intensification applied to bioreactor design 213
  19. Chapter 13 Process intensification approaches applied to the downstream processing of microalgae production 241
  20. Part IV: Process integration and process intensification strategies applied to microalgae-based products
  21. Chapter 14 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biomass production 271
  22. Chapter 15 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae specialty chemicals production 299
  23. Chapter 16 Process intensification opportunities applied to the production of microalgae specialty chemicals 325
  24. Chapter 17 Process integration opportunities applied to microalgae biofuels production 349
  25. Chapter 18 Process intensification opportunities in the production of microalgal biofuels 377
  26. Chapter 19 Process integration approaches applied to carbon dioxide capture and use from microalgae 409
  27. Chapter 20 Algae-based bioelectrochemical systems 425
  28. Chapter 21 Process integration and process intensification approaches as enhancers of industrial sustainability in microalgaebased systems 441
  29. Chapter 22 Patents related to process integration and process intensification applied to microalgae-based systems 455
  30. Chapter 23 A brief mapping of patents in microalgaebased systems 479
  31. Index 507
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