Microalgae in Biotechnological Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgae; biotechnology; bioprocess; bioproducts; life cycle assessment
Interests: microalgae biotechnology; photobioreactor engineering; environmental assessment; sustainability indicators and metrics; microalgae-based processes and products
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Interests: microalgae biotechnology; bioprocess engineering; sustainable engineering; microalgae-based processes and products
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Interests: microalgae biotechnology; microalgae-based products; natural pigments; carotenoids; chlorophylls; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microalgae are organisms endowed with chemical versatility and broad technological applicability, making them key players in an economy designed to be more regenerative, circular, and ecologically responsible. In recent decades, these microfactories have acquired protagonism in different markets related to biotechnology: energy, chemicals and materials, food and feed, and personal care and pharmaceuticals. Exploring their multiple biotechnological possibilities represents a response to contemporary challenges and the probable future transition to a bio-based circular economy.
This Special Issue on “Microalgae in Biotechnological Applications” welcomes original contributions—research, reviews, short communications, and opinions—on microalgae-based processes and products, including the latest advances related to process integration and intensification, as well as technical-environmental and techo-economic feasibility assessments.
We aim to gather results, along with critical and constructive perspectives, which, anchored in cutting-edge research, identify the technological nodes of microalgae biotechnology and propose pathways to unlock the full potential of applications based on these organisms.
Dr. Rosangela Rodrigues Dias
Dr. Mariany Costa Deprá
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes
Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microalgae strains
- value-added products
- upstream and downstream processing
- trends in cultivation systems
- integration and intensification processes
- microalgae-based biorefineries
- sustainability metrics and indicators
- techno-economic viability
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