Chemical manufacturing involves carbon sources releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. By contrast, seaweeds are carbon sinks that can absorb released CO2 and therefore have great potential for use as feedstocks in sustainable chemical manufacturing. In particular, seaweeds could contribute to mitigating vast amounts of global CO2 emissions. Accordingly, seaweeds could be an excellent candidate biomaterial for sustainable production of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), called a 'sleeping giant' platform chemical due to its wide versatility in chemical manufacturing. HMF is produced through sugar dehydration mechanisms, and seaweed storage glucans comprised of glucose can be appropriate feeding substrates for its production. This opinion article introduces a new opportunity for sustainable production of HMF using storage glucan-rich seaweeds.

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使用海藻实现可持续的羟甲基糠醛生产。

化学制造涉及将二氧化碳释放到大气中的碳源。相比之下，海藻是可以吸收释放的二氧化碳的碳汇，因此具有用作可持续化学制造原料的巨大潜力。特别是，海藻可以有助于减少大量的全球二氧化碳排放。因此，海藻可能是可持续生产羟甲基糠醛 (HMF) 的极好候选生物材料，由于其在化学制造中的广泛用途，被称为“沉睡的巨人”平台化学品。HMF 是通过糖脱水机制产生的，由葡萄糖组成的海藻储存葡聚糖可以作为其生产的合适饲料底物。这篇意见文章介绍了使用富含储存葡聚糖的海藻可持续生产 HMF 的新机会。