Microalgae are one of the important components in food chains of aquatic ecosystems and
have been used for human consumption as food and as medicines. The wide diversity of …

Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and deleterious environmental consequences of
exhaust gases from fossil-based fuels, research on renewable and environment friendly …

Microalgae are a potential source for various valuable chemicals for commercial
applications ranging from nutraceuticals to fuels. Objective in a biorefinery is to utilize …

Microalgae are microorganisms that have different morphological, physiological, and
genetic traits that confer the ability to produce different biologically active metabolites …

Sustainability is a key principle in natural resource management, and it involves operational
efficiency, minimisation of environmental impact and socio-economic considerations; all of …

Numbers of high valued and low volume products from microalgae are already in the market
and more number of products is yet to be launched. Downstream processing is the key steps …

In the last few years, there has been an intense interest in using microalgal lipids in food,
chemical and pharmaceutical industries and cosmetology, while a noteworthy research has …

The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used
Nostoc to survive during famine. However, microalgal biotechnology only really began to …

Marine microalgae constitute a natural source of a variety of drugs for pharmaceutical, food
and cosmetic applications—which encompass carotenoids, among others. A growing body …

Dunaliella Salina is a carotene-producing microalgae well-known for its superb ability to
accumulate valuable beta-carotene. The factors affecting the bio-beta-carotene production …