Undaria pinnatifida is an important economic brown alga in East Asian countries.
Light is considered an effective stimulus inducing the expression of carotenoid biosynthesis-related genes and the astaxanthin accumulation in economic green alga H. pluvialis[ 47, 48].
A high-density genetic map was constructed for the first time in the economic brown alga Undaria pinnatifida by using SLAF-seq technology.
Typically in algae farm economic feasibility analyses capital expenses (CAPEX), operating expenses (OPEX), and other parameters are assumed at the outset.
However, the economic feasibility of growing algae at an industrial scale is yet to be realized, in part because of biological constraints that limit biomass yield.
Techno-economic assessment of ensiling algae and corn stover blends suggest it to be a cost effective approach compared to drying.
Norton, 1995 †"Estimated Annual Economic Impacts Resulting from Harmful Algae Blooms in the United States", by D.M. Anderson, P. Hoagland, Y. Kaoru and A.W. White, 1998 ††"Song for the Blue Ocean", by Carl Safina, Henry Holt, 1997.
Ideally TrHbs may be targets for the design of synthetic molecules manufactured to control these events, for therapeutic benefit in humans or economic benefit in plants and algae.
The energy balance and economic viability of biodiesel production from algae improved with the application of wastewater, which results in 71% cost reduction of producing per ton of algal biomass (Olguín 2012).
