Current bottlenecks and challenges of the microalgal biorefinery

I Gifuni, A Pollio, C Safi, A Marzocchella… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Microalgae are increasingly considered as sources of renewable feedstocks for industrial
production, and microalgae production now focuses on the multiproduct microalgal …

Mass cultivation and harvesting of microalgal biomass: Current trends and future perspectives

A Udayan, R Sirohi, N Sreekumar, BI Sang… - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are unicellular photosynthetic organisms capable of producing high-value
metabolites like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins …

Algae-mediated biosynthesis of inorganic nanomaterials as a promising route in nanobiotechnology–a review

SA Dahoumane, M Mechouet, K Wijesekera… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Promising nanotechnological platforms, based on inorganic nanoparticles and
nanomaterials, have emerged in such fields as targeted drug delivery, bio-and chemical …

Edible oils from microalgae: insights in TAG accumulation

AJ Klok, PP Lamers, DE Martens, RB Draaisma… - Trends in …, 2014 - cell.com
Microalgae are a promising future source for sustainable edible oils. To make microalgal oil
a cost-effective alternative for common vegetable oils, increasing TAG productivity and TAG …

Current challenges of biomass refinery and prospects of emerging technologies for sustainable bioproducts and bioeconomy

A Asghar, S Sairash, N Hussain, Z Baqar… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The depletion of fossil resources and the resulting global warming are the primary
motivators for moving from a fossil‐based to a biobased economy. Biorefineries, like petro …

Cyanobacterial biorefinery: Towards economic feasibility through the maximum valorization of biomass

S Prabha, AK Vijay, RR Paul, B George - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria are well known for their plethora of applications in the fields of food industry,
pharmaceuticals and bioenergy. Their simple growth requirements, remarkable growth rate …

Continuous cultivation of photosynthetic microorganisms: approaches, applications and future trends

BD Fernandes, A Mota, JA Teixeira, AA Vicente - Biotechnology Advances, 2015 - Elsevier
The possibility of using photosynthetic microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria and
microalgae, for converting light and carbon dioxide into valuable biochemical products has …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting microalgae growth

W Blanken, PR Postma, L de Winter, RH Wijffels… - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
A generally applicable kinetic model is presented to predict light limited microalgal growth.
This model combines a mathematical description for photoautotrophic sugar production with …

Noble metal, oxide and chalcogenide-based nanomaterials from scalable phototrophic culture systems

SA Dahoumane, EK Wujcik, C Jeffryes - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Phototrophic cell or tissue cultures can produce nanostructured noble metals, oxides and
chalcogenides at ambient temperatures and pressures in an aqueous environment and …

Superior triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation in starchless mutants of Scenedesmus obliquus: (II) evaluation of TAG yield and productivity in controlled …

G Breuer, L de Jaeger, VPG Artus, DE Martens… - Biotechnology for …, 2014 - Springer
Background Many microalgae accumulate carbohydrates simultaneously with triacylglycerol
(TAG) upon nitrogen starvation, and these products compete for photosynthetic products and …