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Oilgae - Glossary


Algal biotechnology - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae

Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as

    "Any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use"

 

Algal biotechnology is a technology developed using algae.this can be further divided into microalgae technology and macroalgae technology.

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Micro-algal Biotechnology Group - The objective of the Micro algal Biotechnology Group is to further the understanding of the ecology of microalgae. This will assist with the development of commercial-scale micro algal culturing techniques for the production of bioactive compounds, aquaculture feed, fine chemicals, and renewable fuels. Additionally, environmental applications such as CO2 bioremediation, control of excessive algal growth and development of management strategies for water supply managers are investigated.

 

Algal Transgenic and Biotechnology - Transgenesis in algae is a complex and fast-growing technology. Selectable marker genes, promoters, reporter genes, transformation techniques, and other genetic tools and methods are already available for various species and currently ~25 species are accessible to genetic

transformation. Fortunately, large-scale sequencing projects are also planned, in progress, or completed for several of these species; the most advanced genome projects are those for the red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae, the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana, and the three green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Volvox carteri and Ostreococcus tauri.

 

NCBI - The review gives a general outline of macro- and microalgal biotechnology. The main methods by which algae are cultivated and harvested are described. The first section deals with the environmental factors affecting mass culture and the principles governing the design and operation of mass cultivation systems. The second section gives the main current and potential uses of algae: in wastewater treatment, a source of food and feed, an energy source, and in the production of common and fine chemicals, such as polysaccharides, lipids, glycerol, pigments, and enzymes. Pharmaceutical uses of algae are described, and their potential as a source of novel biologically-active compounds is discussed. Future developments and the great potential of algae are considered. -


Other Terms

Calcareous Straight Vegetable Oil Green algae
GreenFuel Technologies Growing algae in the dark Heterotrophic Growth
Hexane Extraction Hydrogen from algae Hydrogenase
Jet Propellant-8 (JP-8) Lipids Marine Microalgae
Microalgae Microphytes Thermal depolymerization (TDP
NREL Nutrient for Algae Growth Ocean Iron Fertilization
Ochrophytes Algae Farm Algae from Sewage Ponds
Algae Oil Extraction Algae Paste Algae Use in Pharmaceuticals
Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) Oil content Oil Yield
Oilgae Omega-3 Fatty Acids Omega-6 Fatty Acids
Osmotic Shock Oxidation Ponds Photobioreactor
Algal Biomass Photosynthesis Phycology
Phytoplankton Plankton Planktonic Algae
Pond Scum Powerplant Emissions Red Algae
Saltwater Ponds Seaweed Second generation biofuels
SERI Microalgae Culture Collection Spirulina Single-Celled Algae
Sonochemistry Supercritical Fluid Extraction Switchgrass
Transesterification Treated Sewage Ultrasonic-assisted Extraction
Fuel cell Wastewater Treatment Genetically Modified Algae
Heating Value Hectare Hydrogen Fuel
Non-potable Water Algaculture NOx Emissions
Phaeodactylum tricornutum Small Scale Photobioreactors Smokestack Emissions
Sunlight Capturing Efficiency AlgaeBase Synthetic Petroleum
Vertical Bubble Columns Algaecide Monodus subterraneus
Outdoor Mass Algae Culture Systems Photoautotrophic Growth Planktonic Blue-Green Algae
Algal Blooms Porphyridium cruentum Scenedesmus obliquus
Algal Culture Solar Irradiance Spectrofluorometer
Spectrophotometer Spirulina platensis Trichodesmium erythraeum
Tubular Photobioreactors Vacuum Filtration Waste Stabilization Pond
Water Reclamation Filtration Under Pressure Flocculation
Halophilic Algae Microstrainer Photoautotrophs
Saltwater Algae Gasohol Geosequestration
Greenhouse Effect Oleochemicals Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
Renewable Energy Micro Generation Algal Nutrient Algal Strains
Aquaculture Aquatic Species Program Artificial Seawater
Biobutanol Biodiesel Bioethanol
Biofuels feedstock Biogasoline Bioreactor
Blue-green Cyanobacteria Brown Algae Carbon Capture
Carbon Storage Centrifugation Chemical Solvents
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Chlorella Chromista
Closed Pond CO2 Injection Commercial Uses of Algae
Cryptomonads Diatoms Dinoflagellates
Dulse Dunaliela salina Dunaliella
Euglenoids Expeller Press Flocculants
Flocculation (for algae culture) Freshwater Algae Fresh-water ponds
Genetically Engineered Algae Acre Algae Growth Fertilizers
Algae Harvesting Biodiesel Feedstock Biorefinery
Butanol Fuel Carbon Credits Carbon Economy
Cellulose Chicken Manure Culture Medium
Cyanobacteria Diauxic Growth Methods Food for Fuel
Anaerobic Digester Animal Feedstock Ankistrodesmus falcatus
Biofixation of Carbon Dioxide Biophotolysis Cell Density
Chlorella protothecoides Chlorella sorokiniana Chlorella vulgaris
Chromatograph CO2 Sink Algae
Culture Techniques Flat inclined modular photobioreactor Hydrogen metabolism
Algae as manure Algal turf scrubber Centrifuge
Filamentous algae Aquifers Bagasse
Biochar Bioremediation BTU
Carbon neutral Eutrophication Fermentation
Flue Gas Gas Hydrates Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Plant
Green Pricing/Marketing: Renewable Energy Resources Sludge
Methane Global warming Algal Oil
Pyrolysis Micro-emulsification Plastids
Microalgae Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase) Chlorophyceae
Arachidonic acid Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) Docasahexaenoic acid (DHA)
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) Linoleic acid(LA) Glycerol
Interesterification Hexane solvent oil extraction Cavitation bubbles
Carcinogen Enzymatic Extraction CO2 Sequestration
Petro-diesel Polyunsaturates Bacilliarophy