Overview of microalgal extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their applications

R Xiao, Y Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been studied as natural resources for a number of applications, most
particularly food, animal feed, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. In addition to …

Improving the feasibility of aquaculture feed by using microalgae

FA Ansari, A Guldhe, SK Gupta, I Rawat… - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
The aquaculture industry is an efficient edible protein producer and grows faster than any
other food sector. Therefore, it requires enormous amounts of fish feed. Fish feed directly …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as microalgal bioproducts: a review of factors affecting EPS synthesis and application in flocculation processes

W Babiak, I Krzemińska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of
applications in, eg, the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production. The extracellular …

Production, extraction and characterization of microalgal and cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides

C Delattre, G Pierre, C Laroche, P Michaud - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
The current interest of scientific but also industrial communities for the exploitation of
microalgae is correlated with the development of specific culture and downstream …

Valorization of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid, and fatty acid methyl ester by heterogeneous catalysts

SS Chen, T Maneerung, DCW Tsang, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biomass conversion to value-added chemicals and fuels over heterogeneous catalysts is
one of the top issues in green chemistry. This review focuses on recent advances in the …

A new insight into cell walls of Chlorophyta

PH Baudelet, G Ricochon, M Linder, L Muniglia - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Green microalgae, and Chlorophyta in particular, are considered as a renewable source of
valuable chemicals for biofuel, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical industries, among others …

Effect of metals, metalloids and metallic nanoparticles on microalgae growth and industrial product biosynthesis: a review

K Miazek, W Iwanek, C Remacle, A Richel… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are a source of numerous compounds that can be used in many branches of
industry. Synthesis of such compounds in microalgal cells can be amplified under stress …

Potential biomedical applications of marine algae

HMD Wang, XC Li, DJ Lee, JS Chang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Functional components extracted from algal biomass are widely used as dietary and health
supplements with a variety of applications in food science and technology. In contrast, the …

[HTML][HTML] Algal biopolymers as sustainable resources for a net-zero carbon bioeconomy

AA Mohan, AR Antony, K Greeshma, JH Yun… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The era for eco-friendly polymers was ushered by the marine plastic menace and with the
discovery of emerging pollutants such as micro-, nano-plastics, and plastic leachates from …

Engineering aspects of microbial exopolysaccharide production

F Freitas, CAV Torres, MAM Reis - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Although the ability to secrete exopolysaccharides (EPS) is widespread among
microorganisms, only a few bacterial (eg xanthan, levan, dextran) and fungal (eg pullulan) …