Some promising microalgal species for commercial applications: a review.
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Current biofuel production utilizing microalgal biomas is not cost effective. Hence increasing research interest is to find out new microalgal candidate to make microalgal products and by-products economically viable. Several promising microalgal species have drawn scientific interest as they offer commercial sources of high-value by-products (chemicals) such as β-carotene, astaxanthin, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, bioactive and functional pigments, natural dyes, polysaccharides, antioxidants and algal extracts. These species play a significant role in cosmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, fodder, aquaculture, bioremediation and human foods. For making algal biomass production economically viable, high value by-product extracting is paramount. This article emphasises on some important microalgal species that offer such high value by-products for commercial applications.
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Spirulina and Chlorella spp. are the most commonly cultivated species in open ponds worldwide.
“This species (together with Chlorella spp.) is the most commonly cultivated in open ponds worldwide (Mobin and Alam, 2017; Costa et al., 2019).”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
Sections 2.1 and 2.2 describe Spirulina and Chlorella cultivation in outdoor ponds, and Section 2 identifies both as major microalgae used in biotechnology (page numbers unavailable). The review does not establish that they are the most commonly cultivated species in open ponds worldwide. (LLM, conf=0.87)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe market value for microalgae species is very much based on their potential as a source of high-value bioactive and functional compounds such as pigments, anti-oxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, phycobiliproteins, and polysaccharides.
“The market value for these species at the moment is very much based on their potential as a source of high-value bioactive and functional compounds such as pigments (e.g., carotenoids such as b -carotene and fucoxanthin), anti-oxidants (e.g., astaxanthin, fucoxanthin), long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty-acids [e.g., docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)], phycobiliproteins”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
The Discussion and Conclusion (page not provided) links the economic viability of microalgal products to high-value by-products, including pigments, antioxidants, DHA, EPA, and polysaccharides. Section 3 (page not provided) also describes commercial uses of phycobiliproteins. The cited paper does not mention fucoxanthin, which the citing sentence gives as an example. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredNannochloropsis sp. is an important source of EPA.
“Nannochloropsis sp. is an important source of EPA (Mobin and Alam, 2017).”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
The Introduction says microalgae produce EPA, supporting the general point. However, the passages retrieved for “Nannochloropsis EPA” and “Nannochloropsis” do not identify that genus as an important EPA source; §2.5 instead discusses a different species as a source of DHA. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.79)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredHaematococcus pluvialis has the capacity, under stressful conditions, to accumulate high quantities of astaxanthin, a high-value antioxidant carotenoid.
“Haematococcus pluvialis has the capacity, under stressful conditions, to accumulate high quantities of astaxanthin a high-value antioxidant carotenoid.”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
Dunaliella salina is an excellent natural source of the antioxidant b-carotene.
“Dunaliella salina is an excellent natural source of the antioxidant b -carotene (Borowitzka, 1999; Mobin and Alam, 2017; Costa et al., 2019).”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
Haematococcus pluvialis is the leading natural source of commercial astaxanthin.
“Indeed, H. pluvialis is the leading natural source of commercial astaxanthin (Mobin and Alam, 2017) which is currently the most produced carotenoid (Borowitzka, 2013).”
From Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy (2021) · cites this paper as Mobin and Alam, 2017
Spirulina is very rich in proteins and antioxidant compounds and is used for the extraction of pigments such as phycocyanin, a blue photosynthetic pigment used in health, cosmetics, and food applications.
“Spirulina is very rich in proteins and antioxidant compounds. It is used for the extraction of pigments such as phycocyanin, a blue photosynthetic pigment which is used in health, cosmetics and food applications (Mobin and Alam, 2017).”
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- Authors
- Mobin, S., & Alam, F.
- Affiliations
- RMIT University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Mobin, Saleh
- ORCID
- Alam, Firoz
- Venue
- Energy Procedia
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-03
- Volume
- 110
- Pages
- 510-517
- ISSN
- 1876-6102 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2606994907
- Cited by
- 219
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 33 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 9
- FWCI
- 30.53
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Energy Procedia (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Keywords
- microalgae, microalgal biomass, biofuels, beta-carotene, astaxanthin, omega-3 fatty acids, functional pigments, natural dyes, polysaccharides, antioxidants, algal extracts, nutraceuticals, bioremediation, aquaculture feed, commercial applications
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