Microalgae as versatile cellular factories for valued products

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Valuable Products from Biotechnology of Microalgae

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Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol

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Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Applications of Marine Microalgae

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Microalgae as Biofactories: Metabolites, Bioproducts, and Industrial Biotechnology Applications

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Exploring the Effect of Production Conditions of Chlorella minutissima on Its Pharmaceutical Potential: A Natural Source for Bioactive Compounds

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An overview of algal microbial desalination cell: Electron transfer mechanism, onsite and downstream applications and challenges

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Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism in Algae

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Sequential Microalgae Cultivation System to Treat Wastewater: Applications, Sustainability, and Drawbacks

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Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids processes for sustainable aviation fuel production from used cooking oil and microalgae oilPreprint

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Process Intensification of Pigment Extraction from Microalgae: A Close Look at Scale-Up, Sustainability and Economy of the Processes

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Prospects of Microalgae Industry 5.0: Customization and New Advanced Technology for Microalgae Pigments Production

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Green Color Additives: The Role of Microalgae Chlorophylls in the Food Industry

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An innovative wastewater treatment process: Prospects for development of algal-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS)

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Climate-neutral microalgae-based products?

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Extraction de composés énergétiques à partir de microalgues par application conjuguée d’impulsions de champ électrique et de sollicitations mécaniques dans un système microfluidique.

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Réponse du phytoplancton à différentes pressions de sélection continues

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Evaluation des microalgues sélectionnées en Nouvelle-Calédonie comme source potentielle d'anti-oxydants naturels : identification des molécules anti-radicalaires et stimulation de leur biosynthèse par orientation métabolique

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Profilage chimique de la biomasse microalgale par MS et RMN : étude de cas avec Microchloropsis gaditana

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Microalgal Biofilms : An Experimental, Monitoring and Modeling Approach

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Astaxanthin in traditional and modern medicine: Therapeutic potential, purification technology, and future prospects

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Evaluation of Phaffia rhodozyma astaxanthin on growth, body color, biochemical indices, antioxidant activity, and immune responses of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

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Microalgae biorefinery technologies integrated with wastewater remediation for sustainable biofuel and bioproduct applications

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Bioactive Compounds in Algae: Applications in Pharmaceuticals and Therapeutic Uses

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Bioactive potential of biomass and lipids of halophilic cyanobacterium and microalgae

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Effects of Limnospira platensis and Probiotic Fermentation Broth on Growth, Immunity, and Quality of White Shrimp (Penaeus vannamei)Preprint

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) of microalgal biodiesel production

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Functional foodstuffs from spirulina plantesis

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Microbial carbon capture

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Emulsifying properties of minimally processed Chlamydomonas reinhardtii microalgae ingredients

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Microalgal Biomass for Food Security: Current Status and Future Perspectives

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Applications of Microbial Carotenoids in the Food and Beverage Industries

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Reprogramming Komagataella phaffii Cell Factory for High-Yield Production of 3S,3′S-Astaxanthin via Multiplex Metabolic Engineering and Its Application

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Major types of marine bioresources and their industrial applications

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Marine microalgae

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Effluent-derived nutrient uptake through algaquaculture concept

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CRISPR-enhanced microalgae for carbon sequestration and carotenoid production: opportunities and fundamental constraints

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Microalgae

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Global Biorefinery Research: Current State of the Research

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Global Biorefinery Research: Scientometric Overview

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Advances in Heterotrophic Microalgal Cultivation for Optimized Carbon Sequestration

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Potential of Microalgae for the Production of Different Biotechnological Products

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Multifaceted Utilization of Microalgal Biomass Towards Industrial Applications

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Microalgae biorefinery: High value products perspectives

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Microalgae-based biorefinery – From biofuels to natural products

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