Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Ben Hankamer

Publications

• Research Article
  Surveying a Diverse Pool of Microalgae as a Bioresource for Future Biotechnological Applications
  Author(s): Gisela Jakob, Juliane Wolf, Tony VL Bui, Clemens Posten, Olaf Kruse, Evan Stephens, Ian L Ross and Ben HankamerGisela Jakob, Juliane Wolf, Tony VL Bui, Clemens Posten, Olaf Kruse, Evan Stephens, Ian L Ross and Ben Hankamer
  
  Resource limitation is an escalating concern given human expansion and development. Algae are increasingly recognised as a promising bioresource and the range of cultivated species and their products is expanding. Compared to terrestrial crops, microalgae are very biodiverse and offer considerable versatility for a range of biotechnological applications including the production of animal feeds, fuels, high value products and waste-water treatment. Despite their versatility and capacity for high biomass productivity on non-arable land, attempts to harness microalgae for commercial benefit have been limited. This is in large part due to capital costs and energy inputs remaining high, the necessity of identifying ‘suitable’ land with proximal resource and infrastructure availability and the need for process and strain optimisation. Microalgae represent a relatively unexplored.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000153

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