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Innovative Options for Energy Provision

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CO2 sequestration:

Technology to re-fix CO2 from the combustion of fossil fuel energy and to use CO2 as a carbon source

Decarbonization:

Uncoupling energy delivery and organic chemistry from fossil carbon

Green chemistry:

Concept in chemistry to reduce the environmental burden for chemical products and processes as much as possible

Microalgae:

Photosynthetic active prokaryotic or eukaryotic microorganisms converting CO2 by the help of photosynthesis and inorganic nutrients to biomass

New green chemistry:

Concept generating organic carbon by means of photosynthetic cells without the production of biomass and by instead coupling the photobioreactor with a heterotrophic unit converting the organic carbon to the product of interest by conventional fermentation

Photobioreactor::

Bioreactor for photosynthetic active cells allowing for an optimum delivery of light, nutrients and CO2 for photosynthetic active cells

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  1. Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 23, Leipzig, D04103, Germany

    Christian Wilhelm

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    Robert A. Meyers

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Wilhelm, C. (2017). Innovative Options for Energy Provision. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_995-1

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