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Commercial applications of microalgae
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The first use of microalgae by humans dates back 2000 years to the Chinese, who used Nostoc to survive during famine, while future research should focus on the improvement of production systems and the genetic modification of strains.About:
This article is published in Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering.The article was published on 2006-02-01. It has received 3793 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Culture of microalgae in hatcheries.read more
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Effect of light supply and carbon source on cell growth and cellular composition of a newly isolated microalga Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31
TL;DR: A carbon source (sodium bicarbonate) concentration of 1000 mg/L was found to be optimal for the growth of strain ESP‐31 in terms of both biomass production and carbon source utilization and a new fluorescent light source (TL5) was effective in indoor cultivation of microalgae.
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Aquatic biomass (algae) as a future feed stock for bio-refineries: a review on cultivation, processing and products.
B. Bharathiraja,M. Chakravarthy,Rajesh Kumar,D. Yogendran,D. Yuvaraj,J. Jayamuthunagai,R. Praveen Kumar,S. Palani +7 more
TL;DR: Various cultivation methods, processing techniques and stages in algal biofuel production are reviewed thereby extensively investigating their potential application in biofuel refineries.
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Autotrophic and heterotrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria cultivation for food and feed: life cycle assessment.
TL;DR: The comparison of analysis results with traditional benchmarks indicated higher environmental impact of microalgae protein powders, however high-moisture extrusion of heterotrophic cultivated C. vulgaris resulted in more environmentally sustainable product than pork and beef.
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Photobioreactors for the production of microalgae
TL;DR: This chapter summarizes the current state of the art on photobioreactor design and operation, discussing the major challenges to be solved to achieve a massive expansion of microalgae-based technologies.
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LC-PUFA from photosynthetic microalgae: occurrence, biosynthesis, and prospects in biotechnology
TL;DR: This mini-review presents an introductory overview of LC- PUFA-related health benefits in humans, describes LC-PUFA occurrence in diverse microalgal classes, depicts the major pathways of their biosynthesis in microalgae, and discusses the prospects for micro algal LC-FUFA production.
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Recovery of microalgal biomass and metabolites: process options and economics
TL;DR: Economics of monoseptic production of microalgae in photobioreactors and the downstream recovery of metabolites are discussed using eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) recovery as a representative case study.
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Valuable products from biotechnology of microalgae.
Otto Pulz,Wolfgang Gross +1 more
TL;DR: The biotechnology of microalgae has gained considerable importance in recent decades and this group of organisms represents one of the most promising sources for new products and applications.
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Haematococcus astaxanthin: applications for human health and nutrition
TL;DR: The research reviewed supports the assumption that protecting body tissues from oxidative damage with daily ingestion of natural astaxanthin might be a practical and beneficial strategy in health management.
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Commercial production of microalgae: ponds, tanks, tubes and fermenters
TL;DR: A helical tubular photobioreactor system, the BIOCOIL™, has been developed which allows these algae to be grown reliably outdoors at high cell densities in semi-continuous culture.
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Commercial potential for Haematococcus microalgae as a natural source of astaxanthin.
TL;DR: Cultivation methods have been developed to produce Haematococcus containing 1.5-3.0% astaxanthin by dry weight, with potential applications as a pigment source in aquaculture, poultry feeds and in the worldwide nutraceutical market.