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Journal Article
Hypes, hopes, and the way forward for microalgal biotechnology
2023
Overview
Microalgae can contribute to food security through the sustainable production of proteins and lipids, which are required to meet population growth and address environmental challenges.Cellular agriculture is developing with emerging bioprocesses based on solar energy, photovoltaics, H2, C1 carbon sources, and sugar as feedstocks.Different trophic modes – autotrophy, heterotrophy, and mixotrophy – have been successfully explored for microalgae.The production of microalgae has tripled in the last 5 years.The genetic toolbox for industrially relevant phototrophic strains expanded tremendously in the last 5 years.
The urge for food security and sustainability has advanced the field of microalgal biotechnology. Microalgae are microorganisms able to grow using (sun)light, fertilizers, sugars, CO2, and seawater. They have high potential as a feedstock for food, feed, energy, and chemicals. Microalgae grow faster and have higher areal productivity than plant crops, without competing for agricultural land and with 100% efficiency uptake of fertilizers. In comparison with bacterial, fungal, and yeast single-cell protein production, based on hydrogen or sugar, microalgae show higher land-use efficiency. New insights are provided regarding the potential of microalgae replacing soy protein, fish oil, and palm oil and being used as cell factories in modern industrial biotechnology to produce designer feed, recombinant proteins, biopharmaceuticals, and vaccines.
