Development and Utilization of Bioproducts Based on Microalgae Biomass

Dear Colleagues,

Aligning with the carbon-neutral future, algae can be tailored through technical interventions to accomplish sustainability goals. Microalgae are like tiny green factories capable of meeting the world's needs for renewable energy, environmental security, and nutrition. The paradigm shift towards natural products and phytophagy in recent years has realized the untapped and numerous benefits of microalgae-based bioproducts in pharmaceutics, nutraceuticals, and cosmetics. The biochemical makeup of various natural or designed microalgal species can be exploited to generate high-value-added products that outcompete the animal-based market in terms of revenue and quality. Despite having a USD 1001.9 million stake in the worldwide market, the commercialization of microalgae-based industries is still limited to industrialized nations. The challenges are frequently related to the high product cost of a single target product, which necessitates the establishment of synergy with multiple products via biorefinery or waste valorizing. The adoption of various modern cultivation techniques, parameter improvements, bioproduct recovery/downstream processing, reuse/recycle, engineering, and the usage of environmentally friendly creative tactics can assure a positive carbon footprint and monetary rewards.

This Special Issue on “Development and Utilization of Bioproducts Based on Microalgae Biomass” intends to attract novel research, review, and state-of-the-art articles focused on innovative solutions/applications of microalgae-derived bioproducts/biomass in fields of energy, nutrient, or environmental remediation. In addition, studies assessing the economic feasibility/performance efficiency, scalability, and environmental impact of microalgae-based bioproducts/biomass are also welcome.

This Special Issue includes the following topics, but is not limited to:

• Technical advancements and methods used for the generation of microalgae-based bioproducts;
• Novel strategies used for the microalgae-based treatment/mitigation of hazardous components by microalgae/microalgae biomass-derived products;
• The application of microalgae in energy production and storage;
• Life cycle assessment and economic assessment studies. 

Dr. Neha Arora
Dr. Shweta Tripathi
Prof. Dr. George Philippidis
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• algae
• sustainability
• waste valorization
• biofuels
• bioproducts
• life cycle assessment
• bioproducts
• biorefinery
• cultivation
• bioreactors