Development and Application of Microalgae and Microalgae–Bacteria Biotechnologies
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2025 | Viewed by 231
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgae biotechnology; microalga–bacteria interaction; microalga growth-promoting bacteria
Interests: microalgal biotechnology; bioprocess; biosystems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microalga metabolism has been proposed to eliminate contaminants from several environments and also to reduce undesired compounds from liquid and gaseous industrial residues. Biomass produced by microalgae bioprocesses is considered a valued source for several compounds, such as carbohydrates, vitamins, lipids for biofuels, and proteins, in diverse fields like pharmaceuticals, medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, and feedstock. In this sense, the use of interactions between microalgae and bacteria has been proposed to increase the metabolic capacity of microalgae in biotechnology processes and to improve the metabolic performance of microalgae under abiotic and biotic stress.
This Special Issue on the “Development and Application of Microalgae and Microalgae–Bacteria Biotechnologies” seeks high-quality works focusing on microalgae–bacteria interactions that are applied to or established during biotechnological processes. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Uses of microalgae–bacteria interactions to remove contaminants from the environment.
- Application of bacteria to improve the metabolism of microalgae during a biotechnological process.
- Basic studies of metabolites and mechanisms of interaction between microalga and bacteria during a biotechnological process.
- Characterization of microalga–bacteria biomass produced during a biotechnological process.
- Uses of microalga–bacteria biomass for agricultural proposes.
Prof. Dr. Oskar A. Palacios
Dr. Francisco J. Choix
Guest Editors
Dr. Jony Ramiro Torres Velazquez
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- microalga–bacteria
- microalgae biotechnology
- pollution remotion by microalgae
- microalga biomass characterization
- stress mitigation in microalga
- microalga growth-promoting bacteria
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