Commercially important bioproducts from microalgae and their current applications – A review
Year: 2019
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Currently biofuel production from microalgal biomass is less attractive due to cost consideration despite having enormous potential. Researchers are increasingly focusing on, among others, the best utilisation of microalgal bioproducts to make biofuel production commercially viable. As freshwater and marine algae live in various environmental conditions, they develop special defense mechanisms to survive by producing a wide range of chemical compounds in their body. These chemical compounds are the commercial sources of various high-value bioproducts that can be used for health and other benefits. Although most publications have focused on biofuel production from microalgae, scant information is available on microalgal bioproducts and their applications in the open literature. Therefore, the primary objective of this article is to review the existing and potential high value bioproducts (other than biofuels) from microalgae and their current industrial applications. The review summarises microalgal bioproducts and their current uses in nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, pharmaceuticals, aquatic and terrestrial animal husbandry, food industry etc. to make biofuel production more commercially viable.
Source: Energy Procedia
Authors: Saleh M.A. Mobin, Harun Chowdhury, Firoz Alam
Institution: RMIT University
Language: English
Field: Energy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2920819936