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Title: Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production

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Summary Developing renewable energy sources is critical to maintaining the economic growth of the planet while protecting the environment. First generation biofuels focused on food crops like corn and sugarcane for ethanol production, and soybean and palm for biodiesel production. Second generation biofuels based on cellulosic ethanol produced from terrestrial plants, has received extensive funding and recently pilot facilities have been commissioned, but to date output of fuels from these sources has fallen well short of what is needed. Recent research and pilot demonstrations have highlighted the potential of algae as one of the most promising sources of sustainable liquid transportation fuels. Algae have also been established as unique biofactories for industrial, therapeutic, and nutraceutical co‐products. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 's long established role in the field of basic research in green algae has paved the way for understanding algal metabolism and developing genetic engineering protocols. These tools are now being utilized in C. reinhardtii and in other algal species for the development of strains to maximize biofuels and bio‐products yields from the lab to the field.

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  1. California Center for Algae Biotechnology Division of Biological Sciences University of California San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr La Jolla CA 92093‐0368 USA
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Journal Name:
The Plant Journal
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Journal Name: The Plant Journal Journal Volume: 82 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 0960-7412
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Wiley-Blackwell
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United Kingdom
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English

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Scranton, Melissa A., Ostrand, Joseph T., Fields, Francis J., and Mayfield, Stephen P. Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production. United Kingdom: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1111/tpj.12780.
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Scranton, Melissa A., Ostrand, Joseph T., Fields, Francis J., & Mayfield, Stephen P. Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12780
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Scranton, Melissa A., Ostrand, Joseph T., Fields, Francis J., and Mayfield, Stephen P. Wed . "Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12780.
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@article{osti_1400689,
title = {Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio‐products production},
author = {Scranton, Melissa A. and Ostrand, Joseph T. and Fields, Francis J. and Mayfield, Stephen P.},
abstractNote = {Summary Developing renewable energy sources is critical to maintaining the economic growth of the planet while protecting the environment. First generation biofuels focused on food crops like corn and sugarcane for ethanol production, and soybean and palm for biodiesel production. Second generation biofuels based on cellulosic ethanol produced from terrestrial plants, has received extensive funding and recently pilot facilities have been commissioned, but to date output of fuels from these sources has fallen well short of what is needed. Recent research and pilot demonstrations have highlighted the potential of algae as one of the most promising sources of sustainable liquid transportation fuels. Algae have also been established as unique biofactories for industrial, therapeutic, and nutraceutical co‐products. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 's long established role in the field of basic research in green algae has paved the way for understanding algal metabolism and developing genetic engineering protocols. These tools are now being utilized in C. reinhardtii and in other algal species for the development of strains to maximize biofuels and bio‐products yields from the lab to the field.},
doi = {10.1111/tpj.12780},
journal = {The Plant Journal},
number = 3,
volume = 82,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Feb 18 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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