Seaweeds or macroalgae are attractive candidates for carbon capture, while also supplying a sustainable photosynthetic bioenergy feedstock, thanks to their cultivation potential in offshore marine farms. Seaweed cultivation requires minimal external nutrient requirements and allows for year-round production of biomass. Despite this potential, there remain significant challenges associated with realizing large-scale, sustainable agronomics, as well as in the development of an efficient biomass deconstruction and conversion platform to fuels and products. Recent biotechnology progress in the identification of enzymatic deconstruction pathways, tailored to complex polymers in seaweeds, opens up opportunities for more complete utilization of seaweed biomass components. Effective, scalable, and economically viable conversion processes tailored to seaweed are discussed and gaps are identified for yield and efficiency improvements.

海藻或大型藻类是碳捕获的有吸引力的候选者，同时由于它们在近海海水养殖场的养殖潜力，它们还提供可持续的光合生物能源原料。海藻养殖需要最少的外部营养，并允许全年生产生物质。尽管有这种潜力，但在实现大规模、可持续的农艺学以及开发高效的生物质分解和燃料和产品转化平台方面仍然存在重大挑战。最近在识别酶解构途径方面的生物技术进展，为海藻中的复杂聚合物量身定制，为更完整地利用海藻生物质成分开辟了机会。有效、可扩展、