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Genetic engineering for biohydrogen production from microalgae

2023; Cell Press; Volume: 26; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.isci.2023.107255

2589-0042

Jiaqi Zhang, Dongsheng Xue, Chongju Wang, Donglai Fang, Liping Cao, Chunjie Gong,

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

The development of biohydrogen as an alternative energy source has had great economic and environmental benefits. Hydrogen production from microalgae is considered a clean and sustainable energy production method that can both alleviate fuel shortages and recycle waste. Although algal hydrogen production has low energy consumption and requires only simple pretreatment, it has not been commercialized because of low product yields. To increase microalgal biohydrogen production several technologies have been developed, although they struggle with the oxygen sensitivity of the hydrogenases responsible for hydrogen production and the complexity of the metabolic network. In this review, several genetic and metabolic engineering studies on enhancing microalgal biohydrogen production are discussed, and the economic feasibility and future direction of microalgal biohydrogen commercialization are also proposed.