Analysis of Seaweeds from South West England as a Biorefinery Feedstock

Applied Sciences

John Macdonald¹  ChristopherJ. Chuck²  Sofia Raikova²  IsobelS. Cole³  TraceyA. Beacham³  RuthL. Airs³  LouisaS. DeDross³  Andrew Landels³  MichaelJ. Allen³  Tariq Ali⁴  Leopoldo Herrera⁴ 

[1] Algaecytes, Discovery Park House, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich CT13 9ND, UK;Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK;Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK;Protein Technologies Ltd., Greenheys Building, Manchester Science Park, Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 6JJ, UK;

关键词: marine;    biorefinery;    seaweed;    lipid;    carbohydrate;    pigment;    phytohormone;    heavy metal;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app9204456

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Seaweeds contain many varied and commercially valuable components, from individual pigments and metabolites through to whole biomass, and yet they remain an under cultivated and underutilised commodity. Currently, commercial exploitation of seaweeds is predominantly limited to whole biomass consumption or single product extracts for the food industry. The development of a seaweed biorefinery, based around multiple products and services, could provide an important opportunity to exploit new and currently underexplored markets. Here, we assessed the native and invasive seaweeds on the South West coast of the UK to determine their characteristics and potential for exploitation through a biorefinery pipeline, looking at multiple components including pigments, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and other metabolites.

【 授权许可】

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