Due to the negative environmental impacts of fossil fuels and the increasing global energy
demands, biofuels are receiving increasing attention as the best short-term substitute for …

In the last decades, the discovery of metabolites from marine resources showing biological
activity has increased significantly. Among marine resources, seaweed is a valuable source …

Fucoidan is a kind of the polysaccharide, which comes from brown algae and comprises of
sulfated fucose residues. It has shown a large range of biological activities in basic …

The concept of a biorefinery that integrates processes and technologies for biomass
conversion demands efficient utilization of all components. Hydrothermal processing is a …

This study aimed to compare the anti-inflammatory effects of fucoidans from brown
seaweeds (Saccharina japonica (SJ), Fucus vesiculosus (FV), Fucus distichus (FD), Fucus …

Concerns about fossil fuels depletion has led to seek for new sources of energy. The use of
marine biomass (seaweed) to produce biofuels presents widely recognized advantages …

Sargassum spp is an invasive macroalgae and an alternative feedstock for bioethanol
production. Sargassum spp biomass was subjected to high-pressure technology for biomass …

The high content of lipids in microalgae (> 60% w/w in some species) and of carbohydrates
in seaweed (up to 75%) have promoted intensive research towards valorisation of algal …

Fucus vesiculosus is one of the most prominent brown algae in the shallow waters of the
seas of the Arctic region (Barents (BS), White (WS), Norwegian (NS), and Irminger (IS)). The …

There is a growing demand to find an effective extraction process of sulfated
polysaccharides from brown algae to conserve its structure and biological activity. Fucoidan …