Recent Inventions and Trends in Algal Biofuels Research (original) (raw)

Recent patents on biotechnology, 2016

Abstract

In recent times, when energy crisis compounded by global warming and climate change is receiving worldwide attention, the emergence of algae, as a better feedstock for third-generation biofuels than energy crops or plants, holds lots of promises. Compared to conventional biofuels feedstocks, algae offer several advantages and can alone produce the significant amount of biofuels sustainably in a shorter period to fulfill the rising demand. Towards commercialisation, there have been numerous efforts put into for the development of algae-derived biofuel. This article reviews and summarizes the recent inventions and the current trends that are reported and captured in relevant patents pertaining to the novel methods of algae biomass cultivation and processing for biofuels and value-added products while highlighting the recent advancement in techniques and technologies for microalgal biofuel production. Various steps involved in the production of algal biofuels have been considered in th...

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