Microalgae are a potential feedstock for several bioproducts, mainly from its primary and
secondary metabolites. Lipids can be converted in high-value polyunsaturated fatty acids …

Plastic materials are used to manufacture a broad variety of items with a short useful
lifespan, resulting in significant amounts of waste material generation. This form of waste is …

Algae is abundantly present in our ecosystems and can be easily extracted and used for
production of biopolymers. Algae does not produce any anthropogenic, harmful effects, has …

Improper use of conventional plastics poses challenges for sustainable energy and
environmental protection. Algal derivatives have been considered as a potential renewable …

Biopolymers are very favorable materials produced by living organisms, with interesting
properties such as biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. Biopolymers have …

An expeditious pace of expanding industrialization and urbanization is a global vulnerability
which immediately requires utmost attention towards the replacement of prosaic petroleum …

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 …

The rising plastic pollution deteriorates the environment significantly as these petroleum-
based plastics are not biodegradable, and their production requires natural fuels (energy …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are the biopolymer of choice if we look for a substitute of
petroleum-based non-biodegradable plastics. Microbial production of PHAs as carbon …

The craving for an alternative to the existing plastic products gives rise to the concept of
algae-based bioplastic production, which appears to be excellently biodegradable and cost …