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Genetic Bioengineering in the Achievement of Algae Biofuels and High-Value Bio-products
Author(s)
Şukran Çakır Arıca
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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2019.01.007
Affiliation(s)
Iskenderun Technical University, Iskenderun, Turkey
ABSTRACT
The dependence to fossil
fuels has increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That is
why, the production of renewable and sustainable biofuels has gained a
long-term importance for both scientific and political necessities. In this context, algae
are promising in terms of alternative biofuels resources. For this reason,
intensive scientific researches have been carried out in recent years on
providing optimum efficiency in this regard. Bioengineering is a discipline that applies engineering
principles of design and analysis to biological systems and biomedical
technologies. Examples of bioengineering research include bacteria or
microalgae engineered to produce valuable bioactive chemicals. Microalgae by
target gene modification may serve as a promising source for the production of
biofuels and bio-based chemicals. A lot of research has been carried out by
applying microalgae genomic editing technique with the aim to produce numerous
biotechnological products. Some
successful previously reported research and production activities are still
underway in this area. However, in order to produce the desired products
efficiently with manipulated microalgae biorefinery, there is a need to
overcome the problem of low biomass production despite high production costs. The aim of this work is
to give special attention to the rich potential content of microalgae and to
provide information on algal genetic manipulations to increase products by
bioengineering methods.
KEYWORDS
algal biofuels, algal high-value bio-products, bioengineering, genetic manipulation, microalgae
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