The world is experiencing an energy crisis and environmental issues due to the depletion of
fossil fuels and the continuous increase in carbon dioxide concentrations. Microalgal …

Lipids comprise a large group of chemically heterogeneous compounds. The majority have
fatty acids (FA) as part of their structure, making these compounds suitable tools to examine …

The omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), eicosapentaenoic
(EPA, 20: 5n-3) and docosahexaenoic (DHA, 22: 6n-3) acids, are well accepted as being …

Algal lipid metabolism fascinates both scientists and entrepreneurs due to the large diversity
of fatty acyl structures that algae produce. Algae have therefore long been studied as …

Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and deleterious environmental consequences of
exhaust gases from fossil-based fuels, research on renewable and environment friendly …

Cyanobacteria and algae having complex photosynthetic systems can channelize absorbed
solar energy into other forms of energy for production of food and metabolites. In addition …

Microalgae are very interesting and valuable natural sources of highly valuable bioactive
compounds, such as vitamins, essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, minerals …

Microalgae are the primary producers of carbon in marine ecosystems, fixing carbon and
subsequently generating various biomolecules such as carbohydrates, proteins and lipids …

Rapidly increasing global energy consumption has caused depletion of fossil fuels, leading
to the search of alternative energy resources. One of the potential solutions is utilizing algae …

Production of algal crude oil has been achieved in various pilot scale facilities, but whether
algal fuels can be produced in sufficient quantity to meaningfully displace petroleum fuels …