Tiny microbes with a big impact: the role of cyanobacteria and their metabolites in shaping our future

S Mazard, A Penesyan, M Ostrowski, IT Paulsen… - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cyanobacteria are among the first microorganisms to have inhabited the Earth. Throughout
the last few billion years, they have played a major role in shaping the Earth as the planet …

A comprehensive insight from microalgae production process to characterization of biofuel for the sustainable energy

CN Kowthaman, PS Kumar, VAM Selvan, D Ganesh - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The present article reviews about the algae isolation, microalgae growth, types of cultivation,
oil extraction, biodiesel characterization and the advantage of microalgae biomass and its …

Revealing the potential of cyanobacteria in cosmetics and cosmeceuticals—A new bioactive approach

J Morone, A Alfeus, V Vasconcelos, R Martins - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The growing concern over appearance, health and aging has driven the exploration for
cosmetics based on natural sources. Alongside with plants, algae and eukaryotic …

Mini-review: high rate algal ponds, flexible systems for sustainable wastewater treatment

P Young, M Taylor, HJ Fallowfield - World journal of microbiology and …, 2017 - Springer
Over the last 20 years, there has been a growing requirement by governments around the
world for organisations to adopt more sustainable practices. Wastewater treatment is no …

Recent developments on biofuels production from microalgae and macroalgae

K Kumar, S Ghosh, I Angelidaki, SL Holdt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biofuels from algae are considered as promising alternatives of conventional fossil fuels, as
they can eliminate most of the environmental problems. The present study focuses on all the …

Acclimation of microalgae to wastewater environments involves increased oxidative stress tolerance activity

O Osundeko, AP Dean, H Davies… - Plant and Cell …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
A wastewater environment can be particularly toxic to eukaryotic microalgae. Microalgae
can adapt to these conditions but the specific mechanisms that allow strains to tolerate …

PSR1 Is a Global Transcriptional Regulator of Phosphorus Deficiency Responses and Carbon Storage Metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

AK Bajhaiya, AP Dean, LAH Zeef, RE Webster… - Plant …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Many eukaryotic microalgae modify their metabolism in response to nutrient stresses such
as phosphorus (P) starvation, which substantially induces storage metabolite biosynthesis …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolic responses of eukaryotic microalgae to environmental stress limit the ability of FT-IR spectroscopy for species identification

T Driver, AK Bajhaiya, JW Allwood, R Goodacre… - Algal research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy is a robust method for
macromolecular analysis and differentiation of microorganisms. However, most studies are …

[PDF][PDF] Biological purification processes for biogas using algae cultures: a review

R Ramaraj, N Dussadee - International Journal of …, 2015 - build-a-biogas-plant.com
Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy made from biological sources including algae,
trees, or waste from agriculture, wood processing, food materials, and municipalities …

Microalgae biodiesel as a valuable alternative to fossil fuels

SS Rahpeyma, J Raheb - BioEnergy Research, 2019 - Springer
The world economic growth causes the excessive use of fossil fuels which are the main
sources of environmental pollution and global warming due to the production of carbon …