Sustainable production of biochemicals and biofuels based on biofixation of carbon dioxide by microalgae
conference paper
For the further development of CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) an integrated approach is needed to optimize the full chain from capture, via transport to application. It is to be expected that in the near future carbon dioxide will be one of the largest commodities. Besides storage as the main option to discard the captured CO2 more sustainable option are emerging where CO2 is used as a feedstock. A number of options for CO2 utilization are evaluated, and one of the most promising options, biofixation of CO2 by microalgae, is discussed in detail. One of the main aspects of mirco-algae is the scale-ability, both small-scale and relatively large-scale applications can be envisaged. Results for the growth of different microalgae in the presence of CO2 and the extraction of valuable components from the algae biomass are presented. Copyright 2012, Society of Petroleum Engineers.
TNO Identifier
464272
ISBN
9781622761272
Source title
SPE Production and Operations Symposium 2012, 14 May 2012 through 16 May 2012, Doha, Qatar
Collation
6 p.
Pages
1236-1241
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