Towards sustainable microalgal biomass processing: anaerobic induction of autolytic cell-wall self-ingestion in lipid-rich <i>Nannochloropsis</i> slurries

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Authors

Ronald Halim · NEAL (Algeria)

David R. Hill · NEAL (Algeria)

Eric Hanssen · Biotechnology Institute

Paul A. Webley · NEAL (Algeria)

Susan I. Blackburn · Australian National Wildlife Collection

Arthur Grossman · Department of Plant Biology

Clemens Posten ·

Abstract

Incubating Nannochloropsis slurries in darkness at 38 °C activated auto-fermentation metabolism that thinned cell walls and led to increased cell rupture.

Topics & Keywords

Algal biology and biofuel production Marine and coastal ecosystems

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Responsible consumption and production

Publication Details

Published in: Green Chemistry

Volume 21, Issue 11, pp. 2967-2982

DOI: 10.1039/c8gc03186j

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