Microalgae from the Three Gorges Reservoir for Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Biodiesel Production

Microalgal biodiesel has attracted much attention because of its potential to replace fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) emissions. In this work, six species of microalgae were isolated from the Three Gorges Reservoir for the first time. The abilities of fixing CO _2 and producing lipid of these species, along with four supplemental species, were measured. The lipid contents of Navicula minima and Actinastrum hantzschii were (28.0±2.8)