[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteria and microalgae in supporting human habitation on Mars

LJ Mapstone, MN Leite, S Purton, IA Crawford… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Establishing the first human presence on Mars will be the most technically challenging
undertaking yet in the exploration beyond our planet. The remoteness of Mars from Earth …

The growth factors involved in microalgae cultivation for biofuel production: a review

KH Chowdury, N Nahar, UK Deb - Computational Water, Energy, and …, 2020 - scirp.org
The growing demand for energy and the negative environmental impacts of fossil fuel use
are triggering global searches for a renewable and eco-friendly alternative biofuel …

Flashing light in microalgae biotechnology

S Abu-Ghosh, D Fixler, Z Dubinsky, D Iluz - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Flashing light can enhance photosynthesis and improve the quality and quantity of
microalgal biomass, as it can increase the products of interest by magnitudes. Therefore, the …

Light enhancement strategies improve microalgal biomass productivity

L Ramanna, I Rawat, F Bux - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The rapid increase in global energy demand, global warming and climate change have
driven the search for alternative renewable sources of energy with lesser environmental …

Flashing LEDs for microalgal production

PSC Schulze, R Guerra, H Pereira, LM Schüler… - Trends in …, 2017 - cell.com
Flashing lights are next-generation tools to mitigate light attenuation and increase the
photosynthetic efficiency of microalgal cultivation systems illuminated by light-emitting …

Application of flashing blue-red LED to boost microalgae biomass productivity and energy efficiency in continuous photobioreactors

L Borella, D Diotto, E Barbera, D Fiorimonte, E Sforza… - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Flashing light is a promising strategy to increase light penetration in microalgal cultures,
even though its actual advantage is still a matter of discussion, in particular in batch cultures …

Luminescent solar concentrator panels for increasing the efficiency of mass microalgal production

M Raeisossadati, NR Moheimani… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Raceway open ponds are preferred cultivation system for mass algal commodity production.
For operational reasons, large-scale raceway ponds must be operated at a depth greater …

Enhanced β-carotene production in Dunaliella salina under relative high flashing light

Y **, J Bian, G Luo, F Kong, Z Chi - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The flashing light, an artificial illumination, has been considered as one of the most
promising light regimes for microalgae to produce high-value biochemicals. However, the …

Chlorophyll fluorescence as a valuable multitool for microalgal biotechnology

A Solovchenko, A Lukyanov, S Vasilieva… - Biophysical …, 2022 - Springer
Variable fluorescence of chlorophyll (CF) of the photosynthetic apparatus is an ample
source of valuable information on physiological condition of photosynthetic organisms …

[HTML][HTML] Flashing light does not improve photosynthetic performance and growth of green microalgae

PSC Schulze, C Brindley, JM Fernández… - Bioresource Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Light attenuation in photobioreactors is a major bottleneck in microalgal production. A
possible strategy for artificial light-based microalgal production to deliver light deep inside …