Special Issue "Microalgal Bioprocess and Sustainability"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Praveen Ramasamy
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Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Interests: microalgal research on physiology; bioproducts; biorefinery; biomass harvesting; CO2 sequestration; wastewater treatment
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Prof. Dr. Søren Laurentius Nielsen
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Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Roskilde 4000, Denmark
Interests: the use of algal biomass for food and feed, but also for biofuels, high value products, and waste water treatment
Dr. MubarakAli Davoodbasha
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School of Life Sciences, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600048, India
Interests: microalgal biotechnology; molecular taxonomy; bioenergy; nanocatalysts for biofuel, CO2 sequestration; wastewater treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue invites research or comprehensive review articles focusing on improving sustainability of microalgal bioprocesses.

Microalgae are promising feedstock for fuel and biochemicals. Sustainability is an important element that needs to be considered while developing production systems aimed at providing future bioproducts. While microalgal production systems are extensively studied, it is believed that further efforts are needed in order to improve the sustainability of the bioprocess.

We find the following research areas to be suitable for this issue that could contribute to improve the sustainability of microalgal bioprocesses:

  1. Improving biomass/biocomponent productivity;
  2. Development of biorefinery concepts;
  3. Better valorization of side stream products or residual wastes;
  4. Utilization of waste stream nutrients;
  5. Development of cost-effective downstream processes such as biomass harvesting, cell disruption and compound extraction.

In addition to the above, contributions with a focus on sustainability analysis (technoeconomic, environmental impact, etc.) of the microalgal bioprocess are also welcome.

The aim of this issue is to gather studies that could potentially contribute to the development of truly sustainable microalgal bioprocesses.

Prof. Dr. Praveen Ramasamy
Prof. Dr. Søren Laurentius Nielsen
Dr. MubarakAli Davoodbasha
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • microalgae
  • biomass
  • biofuel
  • biochemicals
  • pigments
  • biorefinery
  • harvesting
  • cell disruption
  • extraction
  • wastewater nutrients
  • sustainability
  • technoeconomic analysis
  • environmental impact analysis

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A Systemic Review on Microalgal Peptides: Bioprocess and Sustainable Applications
Sustainability 2021, 13(6), 3262; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063262 - 16 Mar 2021
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Nowadays, microalgal research is predominantly centered on an industrial scale. In general, multipotent bioactive peptides are the advantages over focal points over utilitarian nourishment as well as nutraceuticals. Microalgal peptides are now profoundly connected with biological properties rather than nutritive. Numerous techniques are [...] Read more.
Nowadays, microalgal research is predominantly centered on an industrial scale. In general, multipotent bioactive peptides are the advantages over focal points over utilitarian nourishment as well as nutraceuticals. Microalgal peptides are now profoundly connected with biological properties rather than nutritive. Numerous techniques are employed to purify active peptides from algal protein using enzymatic hydrolysis; it is broadly used for numerous favorable circumstances. There is a chance to utilize microalgal peptides for human well-being as nutritive enhancements. This exhaustive survey details the utilization of microalgal peptides as antioxidant, anti-cancerous, anti-hypersensitive, anti-atherosclerotic, and nutritional functional foods. It is also exploring the novel technologies for the production of active peptides, for instance, the use of algal peptides as food for human health discovered restrictions, where peptides are sensitive to hydrolysis protease degradation. This review emphasizes the issue of active peptides in gastrointestinal transit, which has to be solved in the future, and prompt impacts. Full article
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