A comprehensive review on carbon source effect of microalgae lipid accumulation for biofuel production

X Ma, Y Mi, C Zhao, Q Wei - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy is a major driving force for the economic development. Due to the scarcity of fossil
fuels and negative impact on the environment, it is important to develop renewable and …

Storage of starch and lipids in microalgae: Biosynthesis and manipulation by nutrients

W Ran, H Wang, Y Liu, M Qi, Q Xiang, C Yao… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae accumulate starch and lipid as storage metabolites under nutrient depletion,
which can be used as sustainable feedstock for biorefinery. Omics analysis coupled with …

Potential and challenges of improving photosynthesis in algae

V Vecchi, S Barera, R Bassi, L Dall'Osto - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sunlight energy largely exceeds the energy required by anthropic activities, and therefore its
exploitation represents a major target in the field of renewable energies. The interest in the …

Cultivation of microalgae in palm oil mill effluent (POME) for astaxanthin production and simultaneous phycoremediation

JSR Fernando, M Premaratne… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Haematococcus pluvialis and Chromochloris zofingiensis are freshwater microalgae
exploited to produce the high-value carotenoid, astaxanthin. Nonetheless, a copious amount …

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) technology and genetic engineering strategies for microalgae towards carbon neutrality: A critical …

TM Lee, JY Lin, TH Tsai, RY Yang, IS Ng - Bioresource technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide is the major greenhouse gas and regards as the critical issue of global
warming and climate changes. The inconspicuous microalgae are responsible for 40% of …

Advances in Algomics technology: Application in wastewater treatment and biofuel production

MS Kadri, RR Singhania, D Haldar, AK Patel… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Advanced sustainable bioremediation is gaining importance with rising global pollution. This
review examines microalgae's potential for sustainable bioremediation and process …

Novel insights into salinity-induced lipogenesis and carotenogenesis in the oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: a multi-omics study

X Mao, Y Zhang, X Wang, J Liu - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2020 - Springer
Background Chromochloris zofingiensis, a freshwater alga capable of synthesizing both
triacylglycerol (TAG) and astaxanthin, has been receiving increasing attention as a leading …

Biotechnological approaches to enhance biofuel producing potential of microalgae

J Xue, S Balamurugan, T Li, JX Cai, TT Chen, X Wang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Oleaginous microalgae have emerged as the promising feedstock for biofuels due to their
various advantageous features over terrestrial plants. However, the microalgal fuel industry …

High light boosts salinity stress-induced biosynthesis of astaxanthin and lipids in the green alga Chromochloris zofingiensis

Y Kou, M Liu, P Sun, Z Dong, J Liu - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Chromochloris zofingiensis, an astaxanthin-producing oleaginous green alga, is emerging
as a model for studying carotenogenesis and lipogenesis. While the stimulated biosynthesis …

The oleaginous astaxanthin-producing alga Chromochloris zofingiensis: potential from production to an emerging model for studying lipid metabolism and …

Y Zhang, Y Ye, F Bai, J Liu - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 - Springer
The algal lipids-based biodiesel, albeit having advantages over plant oils, still remains high
in the production cost. Co-production of value-added products with lipids has the potential to …