A review on sustainable microalgae based biofuel and bioenergy production: Recent developments

A Raheem, P Prinsen, AK Vuppaladadiyam… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Climate changes induced by anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon
dioxide) is one of the major threats of the modern era. Primary causes are the high reliance …

Seaweed's bioactive candidate compounds to food industry and global food security

A Leandro, D Pacheco, J Cotas, JC Marques, L Pereira… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world population is continuously growing, so it is important to keep producing food in a
sustainable way, especially in a way that is nutritious and in a sufficient quantity to overcome …

A comprehensive review of the nutraceutical and therapeutic applications of red seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

J Cotas, A Leandro, D Pacheco, AMM Gonçalves… - Life, 2020 - mdpi.com
The red seaweed group (Rhodophyta) is one of the phyla of macroalgae, among the groups
Phaeophyceae and Chlorophyta, brown and green seaweeds, respectively. Nowadays, all …

Seaweeds compounds: an ecosustainable source of cosmetic ingredients?

T Morais, J Cotas, D Pacheco, L Pereira - Cosmetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweed-based cosmetics are being gradually used by consumers as a substitute of
synthetic equivalent products. These seaweed-based products normally contain purified …

Microalgae and cyanobacteria as enzyme biofactories

BSAF Brasil, FG de Siqueira, TFC Salum, CM Zanette… - Algal research, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae consist of a diverse group that includes prokaryotic cyanobacteria and
eukaryotic photosynthetic microorganisms that inhabit freshwater and marine habitats …

Tailoring microalgae for efficient biofuel production

PK Sharma, M Saharia, R Srivstava… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Depleting fossil fuel, soaring prices, growing demand, and global climate change concerns
have driven the research for finding an alternative source of sustainable fuel. Microalgae …

Microalgae cultivation and metabolites production: a comprehensive review

AK Vuppaladadiyam, P Prinsen… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microalgae have important potential in the bio‐based industry. However, their light‐
utilization mechanisms are still not fully understood. Together with knowledge of their …

Techno-economic assessment of the sustainability of an integrated biorefinery from microalgae and Jatropha: A review and case study

A Giwa, I Adeyemi, A Dindi, CGB Lopez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a detailed review on the recent advances in the production of biofuels and
biochemicals from microalgae and Jatropha is presented. This review includes critical …

The state of algal genome quality and diversity

ER Hanschen, SR Starkenburg - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The genomic era of biology has created unprecedented opportunity to study how life works,
including understanding evolutionary principles, bioprospecting for novel antibiotics, and …

Microalgal biodiesel production: realizing the sustainability index

R Patnaik, N Mallick - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Search for new and renewable sources of energy has made research reach the tiny little
tots, microalgae for the production of biodiesel. But despite years of research on the topic, a …