Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario

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Autor(a) principal: Kholany, Mariam
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Coutinho, João A. P., Ventura, Sónia P. M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/36507
Resumo: Microalgae have an outstanding capacity to efficiently produce value-added compounds. They have been inspiring researchers worldwide to develop a blue biorefinery, supporting the development of the bioeconomy, tackling the environmental crisis, and mitigating the depletion of natural resources. In this review, the characteristics of the carotenoids produced by microalgae are presented and the downstream processes developed to recover and purify them are analyzed, considering their main applications. The ongoing activities and initiatives taking place in Portugal regarding not only research, but also industrialization under the blue biorefinery concept are also discussed. The situation reported here shows that new techniques must be developed to make microalgae production more competitive. Downstream pigment purification technologies must be developed as they may have a considerable impact on the economic viability of the process. Government incentives are needed to encourage a constructive interaction between academics and businesses in order to develop a biorefinery that focuses on high-grade chemicals.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
title Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
spellingShingle Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
Kholany, Mariam
Biofuels
Biomass
Carotenoids
Portugal
Microalgae
title_short Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
title_full Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
title_fullStr Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
title_full_unstemmed Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
title_sort Carotenoid production from microalgae: the portuguese scenario
author Kholany, Mariam
author_facet Kholany, Mariam
Coutinho, João A. P.
Ventura, Sónia P. M.
author_role author
author2 Coutinho, João A. P.
Ventura, Sónia P. M.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kholany, Mariam
Coutinho, João A. P.
Ventura, Sónia P. M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Biofuels
Biomass
Carotenoids
Portugal
Microalgae
topic Biofuels
Biomass
Carotenoids
Portugal
Microalgae
description Microalgae have an outstanding capacity to efficiently produce value-added compounds. They have been inspiring researchers worldwide to develop a blue biorefinery, supporting the development of the bioeconomy, tackling the environmental crisis, and mitigating the depletion of natural resources. In this review, the characteristics of the carotenoids produced by microalgae are presented and the downstream processes developed to recover and purify them are analyzed, considering their main applications. The ongoing activities and initiatives taking place in Portugal regarding not only research, but also industrialization under the blue biorefinery concept are also discussed. The situation reported here shows that new techniques must be developed to make microalgae production more competitive. Downstream pigment purification technologies must be developed as they may have a considerable impact on the economic viability of the process. Government incentives are needed to encourage a constructive interaction between academics and businesses in order to develop a biorefinery that focuses on high-grade chemicals.
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