微藻生物柴油是一种优良的可再生新能源,对于解决人类面临的能源短缺和全球变暖两大危机具有潜在的重大战略意义。综述了微藻生物柴油的技术流程、油脂含量较高的微藻藻种、微藻生物柴油的最大技术瓶颈、提高微藻油脂总产量的方法、微藻的大规模培养、微藻的采收和微藻生物柴油的制取等方面的研究现状,并对微藻生物柴油未来的核心研究方向提出了初步见解。
As a good biorenewable energy,microalgae biodiesel may play an strategic role in resolving the energy crisis and global warming.The development of microalgae biodiesel was summarised from the following aspects:the technology process for producing microalgae biodiesel,the oil-rich microalgae species,the key bottle-neck of microalgae biodiesel(inconsistency between growth rate and oil content),the methods promoting oil-accumulation in microalgae,the large-scale culture(mass culture),the harvest of microalgae and the acquisition methods of microalgae biodiesel,etc.The future core research direction and prospect of microalgae biodiesel are also mentioned.