Available Resources for Algal Biofuel Development in China

Shuhao Huo, Renjie Dong, Zhongming Wang, Changle Pang, Zhenhong Yuan, Shunni Zhu and Li Chen
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Shuhao Huo: College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Renjie Dong: College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Zhongming Wang: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Changle Pang: College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Zhenhong Yuan: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Shunni Zhu: Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
Li Chen: College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: Microalgal biofuel research in China has made noticeable progress, and algae cultivation for biofuel production is considered to be an important contribution to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation and energy security. In this paper, the algal biofuel potentiality in China was reviewed from the points of view of algal biodiversity, algal culture collection, GHGs (especially CO 2 ) mitigation, and the availability of the required sunlight, wastewater and land resources. The cultivation of microalgae utilizing power plants gas with large amounts of CO 2 and wastewaters from urban households, industry and animal husbandry are suitable for large scale production in China. Land is hardly a limitation for algae cultivation.

Keywords: algae; biofuel; biodiversity; resources; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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