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Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Marine microalgae contribution to sustainable development |
Authors: | Merlo, Simone Durany, Xavier Gabarrell Tonon, Angela Pedroso Rossi, Sergio |
Keywords in Brazilian Portuguese : | Fluidos biológicos;Biodiesel;Energias renováveis |
Keywords in English : | Biofuels;Biodiesel;Renewable energy |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | Water |
Citation: | MERLO, Simone; DURANY, Xavier Gabarrell; TONON, Angela Pedroso; ROSSI, Sergio. Marine microalgae montribution to sustainable development. Water, Australia, v. 13, n.10, p. 1373, 2021. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13101373. Acesso em: 09 nov. 2023. |
Abstract: | The burning of fossil fuels is an unsustainable activity, which is leading to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions and related global warming. Among sustainable energy sources, microalgae represent a promising alternative to fossil fuel and contribute to the achievement of important Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, the potential contribution of marine microalgae to sustainable development is large as, among other benefits, they represent a carbon negative energy source and may be applied in many coastal areas around the world. Despite this, significant economic and technological improvements are needed in order to make microalgae biofuels viable on a large scale. This review aims to explore how and to what extent third-generation biofuels (marine microalgae, but also the latest advances in freshwater microalgae) can benefit the realization of these SDGs. From this study we concluded that the production of large-scale marine microalgae biofuels is not yet feasible from the economic perspective at a large scale. However, the cultivation of microalgae in seawater holds great potential for increasing the small to medium viability of this biofuel source. The possibilities for improvement along with the contributions to sustainable development lay the groundwork for continuing to study and apply the potential of sustainable production of microalgae bioenergy. |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/74928 |
ISSN: | 0310-0367 |
Author's Lattes: | Marine Microalgae Contribution to Sustainable Development |
Access Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
Appears in Collections: | LABOMAR - Artigos publicados em revistas científicas |
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