Microalgal industry in China: challenges and prospects
By Jun Chen, Yan Wang, J. Benemann, Xuecheng Zhang, Hongjun Hu, S. Qin. Journal of Applied Phycology, 2016
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Over the past 15 years, China has become the major producer of microalgal biomass in the world. Spirulina (Arthrospira) is the largest microalgal product by tonnage and value, followed by Chlorella, Dunaliella, and Haematococcus, the four main microalgae grown commercially. China’s production is estimated at about two-thirds of global microalgae biomass of which roughly 90 % is sold for human consumption as human nutritional products (‘nutraceuticals’), with smaller markets in animal feeds mainly for marine aquaculture. Research is also ongoing in China, as in the rest of the world, for other high-value as well as commodity microalgal products, from pharmaceuticals to biofuels and CO2 capture and utilization. This paper briefly reviews the main challenges and potential solutions for expanding commercial microalgae production in China and the markets for microalgae products. The Chinese Microalgae Industry Alliance (CMIA), a network founded by Chinese microalgae researchers and commercial enterprises, supports this industry by promoting improved safety and quality standards, and advancement of technologies that can innovate and increase the markets for microalgal products. Microalgae are a growing source of human nutritional products and could become a future source of sustainable commodities, from foods and feeds, to, possibly, fuels and fertilizers.
Subfields: Environmental Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Factors Affecting Growth of Various Microalgal Species (2018, unknown): “The optimization of the environmental conditions that favor microalgae growth would, therefore, support the potential of microalgae feedstock to source products that are sustainable, ranging from food to fuels in years to come (Chen et al. , 2016).”
- Electrotechnologies applied to microalgal biotechnology – Applications, techniques and future trends (2018, background): “In fact, due to their high nutritional value, especially in terms of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates [15], microalgae are still extensively used as a source of food in Asiatic countries [16,17].”