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Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms being capable of converting carbon dioxide and water to organic macromolecules such as lipid, carbohydrate, and protein. They could recover carbon dioxide that was emitted from industrial sources including coal-power plant, and this could be one of economically viable carbon dioxide fixation processes. Conventional diesel from crude oil could be replaced by renewable biodiesel, which could be produced from the lipid component of microalgal biomass. Thus, the production of biofuels from microalgal biomass might be one of the best solutions for combating global warming, reducing greenhouse gas emission, and improving energy
security. In this meeting, R&D status and prospect regarding microalgal biorefinery process using high concentrations of carbon dioxide will be presented and discussed. The process consists of development and characterization of microalgae, cultivation using the flue gas from demonstration-scale coal-power plant, lipid extraction and conversion into biodiesel, and utilization of residual biomass (gasification, biocomposite).