Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-3103
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2572-3103
+44 1300 500008
Rathinam Raja
IBB/CGB-Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Food Science Laboratory, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas,
Faro 8005-139
Portugal
Review Article
Biomass from Microalgae: An Overview
Author(s): Rathinam Raja, Hemaiswarya Shanmugam, Venkatesan Ganesan and Isabel S. CarvalhoRathinam Raja, Hemaiswarya Shanmugam, Venkatesan Ganesan and Isabel S. Carvalho
Microalgal biomass offers a number of advantages over conventional biomass such as higher productivities, use of non-productive land, reuse and recovery of waste nutrients, use of saline or brackish waters, and reuse of CO2 from power-plant flue-gas. The production of microalgal biomass reduces Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and provides biofuel as a replacement for fossil fuels. They are useful for production of food, health supplements, fodder, biofuel, aquaculture, fine chemicals and various biotechnological applications. The most commonly used marine algal cultures are Botryococcus braunii, Chlorella vulgaris, Chaetoceros muelleri, Dunaliella salina, Nannochloropsis oculata, Arthrospira maxima, Scenedesmus quadricauda. The current review provides details of the microalgal biomass with emphasis on strain selection, cultivation, strain improvement and biotechnological potentials... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-2632.1000118