State of Art Strategies for Biodiesel Production: Bioengineering Approaches
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2019
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Sustainable and renewable energy demand is a universal challenge since the depletion of petroleum fuels, the increase in population globally, the accumulation of greenhouse gases and the concerns of climate change. These challenges along with the nutritional problems have given rise to the exploitation of third-generation biodiesel production from microalgae. In this chapter, the novel trends in biodiesel production in bioengineering perspective are overviewed. Microalgal strains that have been conventionally used and new approaches towards metabolic engineering of algae are presented together with their advantages and bottlenecks. Moreover, new photobioreactor (PBR) types and configurations will be discussed in terms of design approaches, hydrodynamic parameters and kinetics. The chapter ends with the concept of the future possibilities of microalgal biodiesel production to meet the recent progress made in the field. © 2019 Scrivener Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.