To study the abilities of Chlorella sorokiniana CS-01 on using CO2 from flue gases to produce biodiesel,the microaglae was cultured with different simulated flue gases containing 5%-15%(volume fraction) of CO2.The res...To study the abilities of Chlorella sorokiniana CS-01 on using CO2 from flue gases to produce biodiesel,the microaglae was cultured with different simulated flue gases containing 5%-15%(volume fraction) of CO2.The results show that strain CS-01 could grow at 15% CO2 and grow well under CO2 contents ranging from 5%-10%.The maximal biomass productivity and lipid productivity were obtained when aerating with 10% of CO2.The lipids content ranged from 28% to 43% of dry mass of biomass.The main fatty acid compositions of strain CS-01 were C14-C18(>72%) short-chain FAMEs(known as biodiesel feedstocks).Meanwhile,the biodiesel productivity was over 60%,suggesting that Chlorella sorokiniana CS-01 has a great potential for CO2 mitigation and biodiesel production.Furthermore,differential expression of three genes related to CO2 fixation and fatty acid synthesis were studied to further describe the effect of simulated flue gases on the growth and lipid accumulation of strain CS-01 at molecular level.展开更多
The threat of increasing fuel prices and climate change necessitates the need for clean,renewable and independent energy sources.A GIS(Geographical Information Systems)model was developed using ArcGIS 9.2 to analyze t...The threat of increasing fuel prices and climate change necessitates the need for clean,renewable and independent energy sources.A GIS(Geographical Information Systems)model was developed using ArcGIS 9.2 to analyze the availability of non-woody biomass(wheat,oat,barley and rape straw,willow and miscanthus)for pellet production in Ireland.Utilization within the heating and electricity sector would displace currently used fossil fuels with cleaner,carbon neutral non-woody residues.The aim of the analysis was to determine the total hectares of biomass within Ireland and compute the potential non-woody biomass yield.The greatest potential source of biomass for pelleting is cereal straw.Within the Republic of Ireland the South-East,South-West and Mid-East of Ireland have the greatest biomass yield for pellet production and likely to be most economically viable.Non-woody biomass has a realistic potential to displace fossil fuels within the heating and electricity sector resulting in CO2 mitigation.展开更多
基金Project(50621063) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Group of ChinaProjects(2010bsxt05,2010ssxt246) supported by the Innovation Foundation of Science and Technology of Central South University,China
文摘To study the abilities of Chlorella sorokiniana CS-01 on using CO2 from flue gases to produce biodiesel,the microaglae was cultured with different simulated flue gases containing 5%-15%(volume fraction) of CO2.The results show that strain CS-01 could grow at 15% CO2 and grow well under CO2 contents ranging from 5%-10%.The maximal biomass productivity and lipid productivity were obtained when aerating with 10% of CO2.The lipids content ranged from 28% to 43% of dry mass of biomass.The main fatty acid compositions of strain CS-01 were C14-C18(>72%) short-chain FAMEs(known as biodiesel feedstocks).Meanwhile,the biodiesel productivity was over 60%,suggesting that Chlorella sorokiniana CS-01 has a great potential for CO2 mitigation and biodiesel production.Furthermore,differential expression of three genes related to CO2 fixation and fatty acid synthesis were studied to further describe the effect of simulated flue gases on the growth and lipid accumulation of strain CS-01 at molecular level.
文摘The threat of increasing fuel prices and climate change necessitates the need for clean,renewable and independent energy sources.A GIS(Geographical Information Systems)model was developed using ArcGIS 9.2 to analyze the availability of non-woody biomass(wheat,oat,barley and rape straw,willow and miscanthus)for pellet production in Ireland.Utilization within the heating and electricity sector would displace currently used fossil fuels with cleaner,carbon neutral non-woody residues.The aim of the analysis was to determine the total hectares of biomass within Ireland and compute the potential non-woody biomass yield.The greatest potential source of biomass for pelleting is cereal straw.Within the Republic of Ireland the South-East,South-West and Mid-East of Ireland have the greatest biomass yield for pellet production and likely to be most economically viable.Non-woody biomass has a realistic potential to displace fossil fuels within the heating and electricity sector resulting in CO2 mitigation.
