Advances in Microalgae Biotechnology
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2023) | Viewed by 30982
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgae biotechnology; CO2 capture; wastewater, energy, food
Interests: photobioreactors; biomass; chemical engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For thousands of years, agriculture has been shaped to address the needs of sustaining human life. However, current challenges in producing food and energy for an ever-growing population, deep within an environmental crisis brought on by decades of industrial and agricultural practices, are vast and urgent. Today, scientists are looking at microalgae more than ever, as these rapidly growing unicellular species could be key to sustainable growth. Current hot topics in microalgae biotechnology research are photobioreactors, nutrient removal, flocculation, bioactive pigments and molecules, and hydrogen production, among others. Therefore, biomass production, bioremediation and wastewater treatment, food, pharmacological and cosmetics industries, and energy production, are the main fields of interest.
Advances in microalgae biotechnology concerning fields from the production and applications of metabolites, including production optimization, recovery, production of different metabolites and products, and their applications, to bioremediation applications of microalgae are taking place. This special issue will focus on original papers covering areas of microalgae biotechnology that present advances in those fields.
Dr. Cynthia Victoria González-López
Dr. Celeste Brindley
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microalgae
- biotechnology
- photobioreactors
- bioremediation
- wastewater
- energy
- food
- bioactive molecules
- recovery