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Biotechnologies for bulk production of microalgal biomass: from mass cultivation to dried biomass acquisition
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Microalgal biomass represents a sustainable bioresource for various applications, such as food, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, feed, and other bio-based products. For decades, its mass production has attracted widespread attention and interest. The process of microalgal biomass production involves several techniques, mainly cultivation, harvesting, drying, and pollution control. These techniques are often designed and optimized to meet optimal growth conditions for microalgae and to produce high-quality biomass at acceptable cost. Importantly, mass production techniques are important for producing a commercial product in sufficient amounts. However, it should not be overlooked that microalgal biotechnology still faces challenges, in particular the high cost of production, the lack of knowledge about biological contaminants and the challenge of loss of active ingredients during biomass production. These issues involve the research and development of low-cost, standardized, industrial-scale production equipment and the optimization of production processes, as well as the urgent need to increase the research on biological contaminants and microalgal active ingredients. This review systematically examines the global development of microalgal biotechnology for biomass production, with emphasis on the techniques of cultivation, harvesting, drying and control of biological contaminants, and discusses the challenges and strategies to further improve quality and reduce costs. Moreover, the current status of biomass production of some biotechnologically important species has been summarized, and the importance of improving microalgae-related standards for their commercial applications is noted.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Qin, S., Wang, K., Gao, F., Ge, B., Cui, H., & Li, W.
- Affiliations
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- China University of Petroleum, East China (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Qin, Song
- Venue
- Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
- Published
- 2023-08-29
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 131-131
- ISSN
- 2731-3654 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10466707
- OpenAlex
- W4386245486
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 133
- Citations by year
- 2026: 36 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Knowledge Repository of Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, CAS (Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research) (submittedVersion)
- Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- ETH Zürich Research Collection
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (42061134020)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
- Keywords
- microalgal biomass, microalgae cultivation, microalgae harvesting, biomass drying, biological contaminants, production cost reduction, bioproducts
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