Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization
The potential of microalgae as a biological resource for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has been extensively discussed. Although genetic engineering methods have been employed to improve microalgal phenotypes, they often face challenges related to public concerns regarding genetical...
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| description | The potential of microalgae as a biological resource for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has been extensively discussed. Although genetic engineering methods have been employed to improve microalgal phenotypes, they often face challenges related to public concerns regarding genetically modified organisms. By contrast, adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and microbiome optimization have emerged as promising non-genetic modification strategies, with notable success in bacterial models. In microalgae, ALE has been employed to improve resilience against varying environmental and stress factors and increase carbon capture efficiency, and for the production of valuable bioproducts through gradual accumulation of beneficial mutations following manual or automated selection. Furthermore, advancements in the understanding of microbial symbiotic relationships in the phycosphere have facilitated microbiome optimization in microalgal cultivation systems, significantly improving their functionality and productivity. In this study, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in ALE and microbiome optimization of microalgae for CCUS across different carbon emission scenarios, including flue gas, biogas, wastewater, and landfill leachate. We further discuss the current challenges and future directions for the integration of ALE with microbiome optimization, focusing on the potential synergies of these methodologies. Overall, ALE and microbiome optimization are promising approaches to direct microalgae for environmental and industrial CCUS applications, thereby reducing global carbon emissions and addressing climate change challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-55e75b345d724fa08bd688f0150107962025-08-20T03:42:27ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Green Carbon2950-15552025-03-0131749910.1016/j.greenca.2024.10.001Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimizationZhongshi He0Jing Wang1Yantao Li2Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD 21202, USAInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD 21202, USAInstitute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; Department of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA; Corresponding author.The potential of microalgae as a biological resource for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has been extensively discussed. Although genetic engineering methods have been employed to improve microalgal phenotypes, they often face challenges related to public concerns regarding genetically modified organisms. By contrast, adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and microbiome optimization have emerged as promising non-genetic modification strategies, with notable success in bacterial models. In microalgae, ALE has been employed to improve resilience against varying environmental and stress factors and increase carbon capture efficiency, and for the production of valuable bioproducts through gradual accumulation of beneficial mutations following manual or automated selection. Furthermore, advancements in the understanding of microbial symbiotic relationships in the phycosphere have facilitated microbiome optimization in microalgal cultivation systems, significantly improving their functionality and productivity. In this study, we provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in ALE and microbiome optimization of microalgae for CCUS across different carbon emission scenarios, including flue gas, biogas, wastewater, and landfill leachate. We further discuss the current challenges and future directions for the integration of ALE with microbiome optimization, focusing on the potential synergies of these methodologies. Overall, ALE and microbiome optimization are promising approaches to direct microalgae for environmental and industrial CCUS applications, thereby reducing global carbon emissions and addressing climate change challenges.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950155524000818MicroalgaeCarbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)Strain engineeringAdaptive laboratory evolutionMicrobiome optimization |
| spellingShingle | Zhongshi He Jing Wang Yantao Li Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization Green Carbon Microalgae Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) Strain engineering Adaptive laboratory evolution Microbiome optimization |
| title | Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| title_full | Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| title_fullStr | Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| title_short | Recent advances in microalgae-driven carbon capture, utilization, and storage: Strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| title_sort | recent advances in microalgae driven carbon capture utilization and storage strain engineering through adaptive laboratory evolution and microbiome optimization |
| topic | Microalgae Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) Strain engineering Adaptive laboratory evolution Microbiome optimization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950155524000818 |
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