Continuous cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors as a source of renewable energy: Current status and future challenges

AP Peter, AK Koyande, KW Chew, SH Ho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are promising sustainable energy sources for biodiesel production due to their
rapid photosynthesis growth rate and capacity to be cultivated in wastewater, seawater, or …

The promising future of microalgae: current status, challenges, and optimization of a sustainable and renewable industry for biofuels, feed, and other products

MI Khan, JH Shin, JD Kim - Microbial cell factories, 2018 - Springer
Microalgae have recently attracted considerable interest worldwide, due to their extensive
application potential in the renewable energy, biopharmaceutical, and nutraceutical …

Valuable pigments from microalgae: phycobiliproteins, primary carotenoids, and fucoxanthin

G Chini Zittelli, R Lauceri, C Faraloni… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
Phycobiliproteins, carotenoids and fucoxanthin are photosynthetic pigments extracted from
microalgae and cyanobacteria with great potential biotechnological applications, as healthy …

Mixotrophic and heterotrophic growth of microalgae using acetate from different production processes

G Proietti Tocca, V Agostino, B Menin… - … Science and Bio …, 2024 - Springer
The high metabolic flexibility and biodiversity of microalgae make them promising systems
for the production of chemicals and high-value metabolites to be utilized in various industrial …

Mixotrophy, a more promising culture mode: Multi-faceted elaboration of carbon and energy metabolism mechanisms to optimize microalgae culture

S Shan, AY Manyakhin, C Wang, B Ge, J Han… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Some mixotrophic microalgae appear to exceed the sum of photoautotrophy and
heterotrophy in terms of biomass production. This paper mainly reviews the carbon and …

Enhanced growth and lipid production of microalgae under mixotrophic culture condition: effect of light intensity, glucose concentration and fed-batch cultivation

B Cheirsilp, S Torpee - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Microalgae capable of accumulating high lipid content were screened in photoautotrophic,
heterotrophic and mixotrophic cultures. The biomass and lipid production of all tested strains …

Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae: an alternative to produce high-value metabolites

T Castillo, D Ramos, T García-Beltrán… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are important sources of biotechnological products, including pigments, lipids,
polyunsaturated fatty acids, polysaccharides, vitamins, and other bioactive compounds …

Fucoxanthin from algae to human, an extraordinary bioresource: Insights and advances in up and downstream processes

A Pajot, G Hao Huynh, L Picot, L Marchal, E Nicolau - Marine drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fucoxanthin is a brown-colored pigment from algae, with great potential as a bioactive
molecule due to its numerous properties. This review aims to present current knowledge on …

Effect of light conditions on mixotrophic cultivation of green microalgae

AK Patel, JM Joun, ME Hong, SJ Sim - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Current research aimed to increase mixotrophic biomass from various organic carbon
sources by exploring best light conditions. Three substrates glucose, acetic acid and …

Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris using industrial dairy waste as organic carbon source

AP Abreu, B Fernandes, AA Vicente, J Teixeira… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
Growth parameters and biochemical composition of the green microalga Chlorella vulgaris
cultivated under different mixotrophic conditions were determined and compared to those …