Ben Hankamer

TL;DR: A review of second generation biodiesel production systems using microalgae can be found in this paper, where the main advantages of second-generation microalgal systems are that they: (1) have a higher photon conversion efficiency (as evidenced by increased biomass yields per hectare): (2) can be harvested batch-wise nearly all-year-round, providing a reliable and continuous supply of oil: (3) can utilize salt and waste water streams, thereby greatly reducing freshwater use: (4) can couple CO2-neutral fuel production with CO2 sequestration: (

TL;DR: To evaluate claims and provide an accurate analysis of the potential of microalgal biofuel systems, industrial feasibility studies and sensitivity analyses based on peer-reviewed data and industrial expertise are conducted.

TL;DR: Stm6 has a modified respiratory metabolism, providing it with two additional important properties as follows: large starch reserves, and a low dissolved O2 concentration, resulting in reduced inhibition of H2ase activation, which represents an important step toward the development of future solar-powered H2 production systems.

TL;DR: In this article, the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of PSII as well as the function of its constituent subunits are discussed in terms of the oligomeric state and subunit organization.

TL;DR: RNAi technology was applied to down-regulate the entire LHC gene family simultaneously to reduce energy losses by fluorescence and heat and increase photosynthetic efficiencies under high-light conditions, resulting in an increased efficiency of cell cultivation under elevated light conditions.