Duckweed Is a Promising Feedstock of Biofuels: Advantages and Approaches
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Biological Properties of Duckweed
2.1. Advantages of Duckweed as an Energy Source
2.2. High Growth Rate and Low Environmental Requirements
2.3. No Competition with Food Crops for Land
2.4. High Starch Content and Low Cellulose Content
3. Metabolism Pathway of Duckweed Starch
3.1. Synthetic Pathway of Duckweed Starch
3.2. Degradation Pathway of Duckweed Starch
4. Pathways to Promote the Accumulation of Duckweed Starch
4.1. Nutritional Regulation Promotes Duckweed Starch Accumulation
4.2. Application of Exogenous Hormones to Promote Starch Accumulation in Duckweed
Phytohormone | Species | Starch Content (DW) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
6-BA | Le. minor | 69% | [54] |
La. punctata | 4.59~5.03% | [61] | |
ABA | Le. minor | 100 µg g−1~600 µg g−1 (FW) | [55] |
S. polyrhiza | 60% | [56] | |
125~35.3% | [57] | ||
La. punctata | 2.29~46.18% | [58] | |
4.78~13.73% | [61] | ||
IAA | La. punctata | 4.5~7.5% | [60] |
Uniconazole | La. punctata | 3.16~48.01% | [47,59] |
2,4-D | La. punctata | 4.39~6.72% | [61] |
GA3, | La. punctata | 4.83~5.24% | [61] |
BL | La. punctata | 4.81~4.89% | [61] |
4.3. CO2 Supplementation Promotes Starch Accumulation in Duckweed
4.4. Light Source Regulation Promotes Duckweed Starch Accumulation
4.5. Turion Induction Promotes Starch Accumulation in Duckweed
4.6. Other Stress Factors That Promote the Accumulation of Starch
Stress Factor | Species | Starch Content (DW) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Cu2+ | La. punctata Le. minor | 2.34~13.37% 3.74~8.41% | [76] |
Co2+ | Le. minor | Up to 40.5% | [74] |
Co2++Ni2+ | La. punctata | Up to 53.3% | [75] |
NaCl | S. polyrhiza | 12% | [78] |
NH4+-N | S. polyrhiza, Le. aequinoctialis La. punctata | Up to 32% | [41,80] |
NO3−-N | La. punctata | 4~8% | [80] |
MC-LR | La. punctata | Up to 29.8% | [18] |
NAP | La. punctata | Up to 29.8% | [18] |
5. Study on the Biomass Transformation of High-Starch Duckweed
6. Conclusions and Outlook
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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duckweed | rapid growth rate | All species | [12] |
high content of starch | La. punctata | [32] | |
Le. aequinoctialis | [33] | ||
S. polyrhiza | [34] | ||
Le. minor | [35] | ||
Le. perpusilla | [35] | ||
S. polyrhiza | [36] | ||
low environmental requirements | Le. minor | [37] | |
Le. japonica | [37] | ||
La. punctata | [37] | ||
high adsorption and transfer capacity of nitrogen, phosphorus, organic matter | Le. minor | [28] | |
Le. gibba | [28] | ||
La. punctata | [28] | ||
S. polyrhiza | [28] | ||
high adsorption capacity of heavy metals | Le. minor | [22] | |
Le. gibba | [22] | ||
La. punctata | [22] | ||
S. polyrhiza | [22] | ||
Le. japonica | [22] | ||
no competition with people for food and land | All species | [38] | |
low cellulose content | S. polyrhiza | [15] | |
corn | Slow growth rate | [12] | |
High nutrient condition | [12] | ||
competition with people for land | [12] |
Nutritional Conditions | Species | Starch Content (DW) | Refs |
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Nitrogen starvation | Le. aequinoctialis | 20~60% | [33] |
La. punctata | 16.97~52.37% | [32] | |
8.86~32.5% | [49] | ||
Phosphorus starvation | S. polyrhiza | 75% | [34] |
La. punctata | 2.14~38.05% | [48] | |
8.86~23% | [49] | ||
Nutrient starvation | Le. minor | 32.9%, | [35] |
10~36% | [50] | ||
Le. perpusilla | 38.0% | [35] | |
La. punctata | 3~45.4% | [44,51] | |
30% | [52] | ||
S. polyrhiza | 44.4% | [35] | |
S. polyrhiza | 64.9% | [15] | |
35.5% | [35] | ||
20~45.8% | [14] | ||
78% | [36] |
Condition | Parameter | Species | Starch Content (DW) | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Light intensity (µmol m−2 s−1) | 20, 50, 80, 110, 200 and 400 | Le. aequinoctialis | 3.86~62.24% | [65] |
Photoperiod (L/D) | 12:12, 16:8 and 24:0 | Le. aequinoctialis | 3.86~62.24% | [65] |
12:12, 16:8, 20:4 and 24:0 | La. punctata | 7~19.75% | [66] | |
8:16, 12:12 and 16:8 | S. polyrhiza | 15~67.5% | [43] | |
24:0 and 16:8 | La. punctata | 15.7~60.03% | [67] | |
Spectrum (R/B) | 1/0,0/1,1/2,1/1,2/1 and 4/1 | S. polyrhiza | 65~77.01%(turion) 4.82%~23.19%(frond) | [68] |
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Yang, G.-L. Duckweed Is a Promising Feedstock of Biofuels: Advantages and Approaches. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 15231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315231
Yang G-L. Duckweed Is a Promising Feedstock of Biofuels: Advantages and Approaches. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):15231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315231
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Gui-Li. 2022. "Duckweed Is a Promising Feedstock of Biofuels: Advantages and Approaches" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 15231. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315231