Tailoring Microalgae for Efficient Biofuel Production

Depleting fossil fuel, soaring price, growing demand and global climate change concerns have driven research for finding alternative source of sustainable fuel. Microalgae have emerged as a potential feedstock for biofuel production as many strains accumulate high amounts of lipid, with faster biomass growth and higher photosynthetic yield than that of their land plant counterparts, without needing agricultural land or ecological landscapes, and...