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Grand Challenges in Algae Biotechnology pp 223–248Cite as

Optimization of Microalgae Photosynthetic Metabolism to Close the Gap with Potential Productivity

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Microalgae metabolism is powered only by sustainable energy and carbon sources, representing a valuable alternative to develop clean industrial processes. Moreover, this group of unicellular photosynthetic microorganisms shows high versatility, including species from different ecological niches which evolved a variety of pathways to synthesize a wide spectrum of bioactive compounds. However, sophisticated industrial cultivation systems are needed to control the stability of the production process during intensive cultivation. This artificial environment is far different from the ecological niches that shaped these organisms, limiting photon-to-biomass conversion efficiency (PBCE) to values far below those achieved at the lab scale. Moreover, large-scale cultivation has high energetic and operational costs due to initial investment and maintenance, that current PBCE values cannot compensate for, preventing commercial feasibility. Tuning microalgae photosynthetic metabolism represents an unavoidable challenge to improve PBCE and meet the theoretical potential of these organisms.

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Perin, G., Morosinotto, T. (2019). Optimization of Microalgae Photosynthetic Metabolism to Close the Gap with Potential Productivity. In: Hallmann, A., Rampelotto, P. (eds) Grand Challenges in Algae Biotechnology. Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25233-5_6

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