Héctor Alejandro Reza-Solis¹, Ofelia Adriana Hernández-Rodríguez^1,*, Andrés Francisco Martínez-Rosales², Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda-Barrios¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.10, pp. 2737-2759, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.029851

Abstract Microalgae are mostly photoautotrophic microscopic organisms. According to their cellular structure, they are classified into two types, eukaryotes, and prokaryotes, and they are distributed in all types of ecosystems, presenting unique qualities due to the fact that they synthesize high value-added molecules used in various productive and environmental activities, and because their biomass is used as raw material to obtain various products. Therefore, the objective of this review was to collect, organize, and collate current information on the use of microalgae in the development of biotechnology involving the areas of agriculture, health, food, bioremediation, and biofuels. The results show that… More >

Neha Srivastava^1,*, Akshay Shrivastav², Rajeev Singh³, Mohammed Abohashrh⁴, K. R. Srivastava¹, Safia Irfan⁵, Manish Srivastava¹, P. K. Mishra¹, Vijai Kumar Gupta⁶, Vijay Kumar Thakur^6,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.9, No.4, pp. 615-636, 2021, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2021.014374

Abstract Increased environmental pollution due to the organic wastes over the world is one of the most burning issues. These organic wastes lie under the category of biodegradable waste and can be effectively degraded from their complex compound into simple one by the action of microbes or other living organisms. Moreover, lignocellulosic biomass is a major part of the biodegradable waste and belongs to the group of renewable energy source, which can be very effective for bioenergy production. Biomasses are made up of different compounds such as cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin and protein. Apart from these components, based on the structural analysis… More >