RT Journal Article
T1 An exploratory study on the possibilities of microalgal biotechnology to obtain the essential 6Li isotope as fusion fuel
A1 García Balboa, María Del Camino
A1 Martínez-Alesón, Paloma
A1 López Rodas, Victoria
A1 Costas Costas, Eduardo
A1 Fernández Díaz, Marta
AB Future energy supply needs to overcome two challenges: environmental impact and dependence on geopolitically unstable countries. A very promising alternative is based on lithium, an element for batteries, and whose isotope 6Li will be essential in nuclear fusion. The objective of this research has been to determine if it is possible to achieve isotopic fractionation of lithium through a process mediated by microalgae. For this purpose, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was selected and grown in presence of 5 mg/L of lithium. Results revealed that this specie survives at the selected lithium concentration, discriminates isotopes and preferentially capture 6Li (6δ = 10.029 ± 3.307) through a process independent of the cellular growth. Concomitate recovered up 0.206 mg/L of lithium along a process of 21 days. The result of this study lets to affirm that Chlamydomonas reinhardtii might be used to obtain lithium enriched in the lighter isotope.
PB Springer
SN 2731-3654
YR 2023
FD 2023-09-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104464
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104464
LA eng
NO García-Balboa, C., Martínez-Alesón, P., López-Rodas, V. et al. An exploratory study on the possibilities of microalgal biotechnology to obtain the essential 6Li isotope as fusion fuel. Biotechnol Biofuels 16, 141 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-023-02394-0
NO 2023 Acuerdos transformativos CRUE
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 26 abr 2025