Carbohydrate and lipid yield in Microcystis aeruginosa for biofuel production under different light qualities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biofuels produced from algae have enormous advantages in replacing fossil fuels, and Microcystis aeruginosa has a great potential for biofuel production, due to growing fast to form large amounts of biomass. Light is essential for algal growth, and the optimum light quality can promote the biomass and lipid accumulation for increasing feedstock for biofuel production.

Results

We investigated the biomass accumulation, photosynthetic ability, carbohydrate, and lipid yield as well as related gene expression in M. aeruginosa under red, blue, purple, and white light to promote biofuel production using this alga under the optimal light quality. Compared with white light, purple light promoted the cell growth during the 5 days, while blue light showed inhibitory effect.

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature