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Commercial Applications of Microalgae [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 2006 The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used Nostoc to survive during famine. However, microalgal biotechnology only really began to develop in the middle of the last century.
Duran, Elie +3 more
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Wastewater treatment by microalgae [PDF]
Physiologia Plantarum, 2021 AbstractThe growth of the world's population increases the demand for fresh water, food, energy, and technology, which in turn leads to increasing amount of wastewater, produced both by domestic and industrial sources. These different wastewaters contain a wide variety of organic and inorganic compounds which can cause tremendous environmental problems
Martin Plöhn +7 more
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Microalgae production in fresh market wastewater and its utilization as a protein substitute in formulated fish feed for oreochromis spp. [PDF]
, 2020 Rapid growing of human population has led to increasing demand of aquaculture production. Oreochromis niloticus or known as tilapia is one of the most globally cultured freshwater fish due to its great adaptation towards extreme environment.
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Biotechnological exploitation of microalgae [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2015 Microalgae are a diverse group of single-cell photosynthetic organisms that include cyanobacteria and a wide range of eukaryotic algae. A number of microalgae contain high-value compounds such as oils, colorants, and polysaccharides, which are used by the food additive, oil, and cosmetic industries, among others.
Gangl, Doris +10 more
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Microalgae research worldwide [PDF]
Algal Research, 2018 In this paper, worldwide research trends in the microalgae field are analyzed based on a bibliometric study. We have looked at the number of publications and their distribution, as well as the most relevant journals and keywords, to determine the evolution and latest tendencies in this field.
Garrido-Cardenas, Jose Antonio +3 more
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Microalgae: A Promising Future
Microorganisms, 2022 Microalgae are photosynthetic unicellular microorganisms that represent an extremely important component of the aquatic ecosystem productivity, diversity, and functioning [...]
Carmela Caroppo, Patrizia Pagliara
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Recent achievements in the production of biogas from microalgae [PDF]
, 2017 The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9604-3Microalgae are nowadays regarded as a potential biomass feedstock to help reducing our dependence on fossil fuels for transportation, electricity and heat ...
Ferrer Martí, Ivet +4 more
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Biodiesel from microalgae : the use of multi-criteria decision analysis for strain selection [PDF]
, 2015 Microalgae strain selection is a vital step in the production of biodiesel from microalgae. In this study, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methodologies are adopted to resolve this problem. The aim of this study is to identify the best microalgae
Nwokoagbara, Ezinne +2 more
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Two stage process of microalgae cultivation for starch and carotenoid production [PDF]
, 2016 Biotechnological processes based on microalgae cultivation are promising for several industrial applications. Microalgae are photoautotrophic microorganisms and can thus grow by using renewable and inexpensive resources as sunlight, inorganic salts ...
Altimari, Pietro +6 more
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Non-enclosure methods for non-suspended microalgae cultivation: literature review and research needs [PDF]
, 2015 Microalgae are getting more interests from industry and science communities. Applications of these small, unicellular microorganisms are countless: from fourth generation biofuels, through fish feed to pharmaceuticals. Ordinary methods of cultivation may
Avijeet Singh, Oinam +2 more
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