Opportunities and challenges for seaweed in the biobased economy

The unique chemical composition of seaweeds and their fast growth rates offer many opportunities for biorefining. In this article we argue that cascading biorefinery valorization concepts are viable alternatives to only using seaweeds as carbohydrate sources for the fermentative production of biofue...

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Published in:Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2014-05, Vol.32 (5), p.231-233
Main Authors: van Hal, Jaap W, Huijgen, W.J.J, López-Contreras, A.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acetone
acetone butanol ethanol (ABE)
Acids
Algae
Aquaculture
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biological and medical sciences
Biomass
Biorefineries
Biotechnology
Biotechnology - methods
butanol
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates - isolation & purification
cascading valorisation
Chemical composition
Chemical industry
Chemicals
Economics
Farming
Fermentation
Fertilizers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Glucose
Internal Medicine
Lignocellulose
mannitol
marine macroalgae
Minerals
platform
Proteins
Raw materials
Refining
Seasonal variations
Seaweed - chemistry
Seaweed - growth & development
seaweed, biorefinery
Seaweeds
Trends
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Summary:The unique chemical composition of seaweeds and their fast growth rates offer many opportunities for biorefining. In this article we argue that cascading biorefinery valorization concepts are viable alternatives to only using seaweeds as carbohydrate sources for the fermentative production of biofuels. However, many challenges remain with respect to use of seaweeds for chemical production, such as the large seasonal variation in the chemical composition of seaweeds.
ISSN:0167-7799
1879-3096
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2014.02.007