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Title: Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen

Abstract

Oxygenic photosynthetic organisms such as green algae are capable of absorbing sunlight and converting the chemical energy into hydrogen gas. This process takes advantage of the photosynthetic apparatus of these organisms which links water oxidation to H2 production. Biological H2 has therefore the potential to be an alternative fuel of the future and shows great promise for generating large scale sustainable energy. Microalgae are able to produce H2 under light anoxic or dark anoxic condition by activating 3 different pathways that utilize the hydrogenases as catalysts. In this review, we highlight the principal barriers that prevent hydrogen production in green algae and how those limitations are being addressed, through metabolic and genetic engineering. We also discuss the major challenges and bottlenecks facing the development of future commercial algal photobiological systems for H2 production. Lastly we provide suggestions for future strategies and potential new techniques to be developed towards an integrated system with optimized hydrogen production.

Authors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1220584
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-2700-60901
Journal ID: ISSN 0166-8595
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Photosynthesis Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: 3; Related Information: Photosynthesis Research; Journal ID: ISSN 0166-8595
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; green algae; H2 metabolism; hydrogenases; electron transfer; genetic engineering

Citation Formats

Dubini, Alexandra, and Ghirardi, Maria L. Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1007/s11120-014-9991-x.
Dubini, Alexandra, & Ghirardi, Maria L. Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-014-9991-x
Dubini, Alexandra, and Ghirardi, Maria L. Thu . "Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11120-014-9991-x. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1220584.
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title = {Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen},
author = {Dubini, Alexandra and Ghirardi, Maria L.},
abstractNote = {Oxygenic photosynthetic organisms such as green algae are capable of absorbing sunlight and converting the chemical energy into hydrogen gas. This process takes advantage of the photosynthetic apparatus of these organisms which links water oxidation to H2 production. Biological H2 has therefore the potential to be an alternative fuel of the future and shows great promise for generating large scale sustainable energy. Microalgae are able to produce H2 under light anoxic or dark anoxic condition by activating 3 different pathways that utilize the hydrogenases as catalysts. In this review, we highlight the principal barriers that prevent hydrogen production in green algae and how those limitations are being addressed, through metabolic and genetic engineering. We also discuss the major challenges and bottlenecks facing the development of future commercial algal photobiological systems for H2 production. Lastly we provide suggestions for future strategies and potential new techniques to be developed towards an integrated system with optimized hydrogen production.},
doi = {10.1007/s11120-014-9991-x},
journal = {Photosynthesis Research},
number = 3,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Thu Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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journal, November 2007


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Clostridial whole cell and enzyme systems for hydrogen production: current state and perspectives
journal, November 2018

  • Latifi, Amel; Avilan, Luisana; Brugna, Myriam
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 103, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9514-3

Design and construction of a photobioreactor for hydrogen production, including status in the field
journal, January 2016

  • Skjånes, Kari; Andersen, Uno; Heidorn, Thorsten
  • Journal of Applied Phycology, Vol. 28, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10811-016-0789-4

Evolution of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ferredoxins and their interactions with [FeFe]-hydrogenases
journal, June 2017


Effect of Light/Dark Regimens on Hydrogen Production by Tetraselmis subcordiformis Coupled with an Alkaline Fuel Cell System
journal, May 2017


Biomass from microalgae: the potential of domestication towards sustainable biofactories
journal, November 2018

  • Benedetti, Manuel; Vecchi, Valeria; Barera, Simone
  • Microbial Cell Factories, Vol. 17, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12934-018-1019-3

Elimination of the flavodiiron electron sink facilitates long-term H2 photoproduction in green algae
journal, December 2019

  • Jokel, Martina; Nagy, Valéria; Tóth, Szilvia Z.
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol. 12, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1618-1

In Metabolic Engineering of Eukaryotic Microalgae: Potential and Challenges Come with Great Diversity
journal, December 2015

  • Gimpel, Javier A.; Henríquez, Vitalia; Mayfield, Stephen P.
  • Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 6
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01376

A Stepwise NaHSO3 Addition Mode Greatly Improves H2 Photoproduction in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
journal, October 2018


Microalgal Hydrogen Production
book, January 2018

  • Seibert, Michael; Torzillo, Giuseppe
  • Comprehensive Series in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • DOI: 10.1039/9781849737128

Water-splitting-based, sustainable and efficient H2 production in green algae as achieved by substrate limitation of the Calvin–Benson–Bassham cycle
journal, March 2018

  • Nagy, Valéria; Podmaniczki, Anna; Vidal-Meireles, André
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels, Vol. 11, Issue 1
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1069-0

Omics Application of Bio-Hydrogen Production Through Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
journal, August 2019

  • Xu, Lili; Fan, Jianhua; Wang, Quanxi
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 7
  • DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00201

Clostridial whole cell and enzyme systems for hydrogen production: current state and perspectives
journal, November 2018

  • Latifi, Amel; Avilan, Luisana; Brugna, Myriam
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 103, Issue 2
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9514-3

Design and construction of a photobioreactor for hydrogen production, including status in the field
journal, January 2016

  • Skjånes, Kari; Andersen, Uno; Heidorn, Thorsten
  • Journal of Applied Phycology, Vol. 28, Issue 4
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10811-016-0789-4

Omics Application of Bio-Hydrogen Production Through Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
journal, August 2019

  • Xu, Lili; Fan, Jianhua; Wang, Quanxi
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol. 7
  • DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00201

In Metabolic Engineering of Eukaryotic Microalgae: Potential and Challenges Come with Great Diversity
journal, December 2015

  • Gimpel, Javier A.; Henríquez, Vitalia; Mayfield, Stephen P.
  • Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol. 6
  • DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01376

Microalgae and Cyanobacteria as Green Molecular Factories: Tools and Perspectives
book, June 2016

  • Urtubia, Hector Osorio; Betanzo, Lucy Belmar; Vásquez, Mónica
  • Algae - Organisms for Imminent Biotechnology
  • DOI: 10.5772/63006