TY - JOUR
T1 - Marine bioactives
T2 - from energy to nutrition
AU - Puri, Munish
AU - Gupta, Adarsha
AU - McKinnon, Ross A.
AU - Abraham, Reinu E.
N1 - F
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Microalgae have been evaluated as promising resource for biodiesel production, but algal biofuel production is not yet commercially viable, which reflects the high energy costs linked with cultivation, harvesting, and dewatering of algae. As crude oil processing declines, microalgae biorefineries are being considered for producing bioactives such as enzymes, proteins, omega-3 oils, pigments, recombinant products, and vitamins, to offset the costs of biofuel production. We believe that producing algal bioactives through advanced manufacturing pathways, encompassing a biorefinery approach, would be effective, profitable, and economical.
AB - Microalgae have been evaluated as promising resource for biodiesel production, but algal biofuel production is not yet commercially viable, which reflects the high energy costs linked with cultivation, harvesting, and dewatering of algae. As crude oil processing declines, microalgae biorefineries are being considered for producing bioactives such as enzymes, proteins, omega-3 oils, pigments, recombinant products, and vitamins, to offset the costs of biofuel production. We believe that producing algal bioactives through advanced manufacturing pathways, encompassing a biorefinery approach, would be effective, profitable, and economical.
KW - algae
KW - bioactives
KW - biorefinery
KW - cell factories
KW - macroalgae
KW - omega-3 fatty acid
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114423790&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/LP150100225
U2 - 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.08.004
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85114423790
SN - 0167-7799
VL - 40
SP - 271
EP - 280
JO - Trends in Biotechnology
JF - Trends in Biotechnology
IS - 3
ER -
