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Some Promising Microalgal Species for Commercial Applications: A review
- Source :
- Energy Procedia. 110:510-517
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2017.
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Abstract
- Current biofuel production utilizing microalgal biomas is not cost effective. Hence increasing research interest is to find out new microalgal candidate to make microalgal products and by-products economically viable. Several promising microalgal species have drawn scientific interest as they offer commercial sources of high-value by-products (chemicals) such as β-carotene, astaxanthin, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, bioactive and functional pigments, natural dyes, polysaccharides, antioxidants and algal extracts. These species play a significant role in cosmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, fodder, aquaculture, bioremediation and human foods. For making algal biomass production economically viable, high value by-product extracting is paramount. This article emphasises on some important microalgal species that offer such high value by-products for commercial applications.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
business.industry
020209 energy
Biomass
02 engineering and technology
Commercial Sources
Biology
Pulp and paper industry
01 natural sciences
Biotechnology
chemistry.chemical_compound
Nutraceutical
Bioremediation
chemistry
Astaxanthin
Biofuel
010608 biotechnology
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
business
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Details
- ISSN :
- 18766102
- Volume :
- 110
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Energy Procedia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........2613bc56cf02cb096db7c5a1197e201f