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 >

Kokoette Effiong¹, Jing Hu¹, Caicai Xu¹, Tao Tang¹, Haomin Huang², Jiangning Zeng^1,3, Xi Xiao^1,3,4,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.5, pp. 461-483, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.09111

Abstract The use of agricultural straw for algal bloom control has been studied for more than 30 years. In this article, we have reviewed the promising potentials of using agricultural straw as source of anti-algal agents, including the effectiveness of each major straw type so far used in this regard, and the investigated algal species. Various pre-treatment methods have also been widely reviewed. Signifi- cant progress has been made in natural product chemistry and molecular biology with regards to agricultural straw, especially in relation to the extraction of antialgal allelochemicals, degradation processes of agricultural straws and the mechanisms through which these… More >