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@ARTICLE{Formighieri:20338,
      author       = {Formighieri, C. and Franck, F. and Bassi, R.},
      title        = {{R}egulation of the pigment optical density of an algal
                      culture: filling the gap between photosynthetic productivity
                      in the laboratory and in mass culture},
      journal      = {Journal of biotechnology},
      volume       = {162},
      issn         = {0168-1656},
      address      = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
      publisher    = {Elsevier Science},
      reportid     = {PreJuSER-20338},
      pages        = {115 - 123},
      year         = {2012},
      note         = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
      abstract     = {An increasing number of investors is looking at algae as a
                      viable source of biofuels, beside cultivation for
                      human/animal feeding or to extract high-value chemicals and
                      pharmaceuticals. However, present biomass productivities are
                      far below theoretical estimations implying that a large part
                      of the available photosynthetically active radiation is not
                      used in photosynthesis. Light utilisation inefficiency and
                      rapid light attenuation within a mass culture due to high
                      pigment optical density of wild type strains have been
                      proposed as major limiting factors reducing solar-to-biomass
                      conversion efficiency. Analysis of growth yields of mutants
                      with reduced light-harvesting antennae and/or reduced
                      overall pigment concentration per cell, generated by either
                      mutagenesis or genetic engineering, could help understanding
                      limiting factors for biomass accumulation in
                      photobioreactor. Meanwhile, studies on photo-acclimation can
                      provide additional information on the average status of
                      algal cells in a photobioreactor to be used in
                      modelling-based predictions. Identifying limiting factors in
                      solar-to-biomass conversion efficiency is the first step for
                      planning strategies of genetic improvement and domestication
                      of algae to finally fill the gap between theoretical and
                      industrial photosynthetic productivity.},
      cin          = {IBG-2},
      ddc          = {540},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
      pnm          = {Terrestrische Umwelt},
      pid          = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      pubmed       = {pmid:22426090},
      UT           = {WOS:000311019700015},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.02.021},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/20338},
}