Application of high-value algal metabolites (HVAMs) in cosmetics, additives, pigments, foods
and medicines are very important. These HVAMs can be obtained from the cultivation of …

Biomass waste generation concerns regulatory authorities to develop novel methods to
sustain biotransformation processes. Particularly, lactic acid (LA) is a bulk commodity …

Lutein has several benefits for human health, playing an important role in the prevention of
age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, amelioration of the first stages of …

It has become increasingly popular to replace chemically synthesized compounds with
natural counterparts mostly found in natural sources, such as natural pigments. The …

This work explores the efficiency of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) to recover minerals,
pigments, and antioxidant compounds from the spirulina microalgae. Moreover, the fatty …

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to impaired
insulin secretion, insulin resistance, or both. Oxidative stress and chronic low-grade …

With the aim to reach the maximum recovery of bulk and specialty bioproducts while
minimizing waste generation, a multi-product biorefinery for ethanol and lactic acid …

Microalgae are a promising feedstock for several bioproducts due to their low carbon
footprint in cultivation and high biomass productivity. However, downstream processes such …

Obesity is characterized by abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that impairs health. In
this study, the effects of Spirulina lipids (SL) and fish oil (FO) on obesity and hepatic lipid …

Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is widely used for the isolation of natural products from
plants, but its application in efforts to identify structurally and physicochemically often …