LAPSE:2021.0703
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LAPSE:2021.0703
Microalgae Biomolecules: Extraction, Separation and Purification Methods
August 2, 2021
Several microalgae species have been exploited due to their great biotechnological potential for the production of a range of biomolecules that can be applied in a large variety of industrial sectors. However, the major challenge of biotechnological processes is to make them economically viable, through the production of commercially valuable compounds. Most of these compounds are accumulated inside the cells, requiring efficient technologies for their extraction, recovery and purification. Recent improvements approaching physicochemical treatments (e.g., supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, pulsed electric fields, among others) and processes without solvents are seeking to establish sustainable and scalable technologies to obtain target products from microalgae with high efficiency and purity. This article reviews the currently available approaches reported in literature, highlighting some examples covering recent granted patents for the microalgae’s components extraction, recovery and purification, at small and large scales, in accordance with the worldwide trend of transition to bio-based products.
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biomolecules, cell disruption, chromatography, microalgae, purification, supercritical fluids
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Corrêa PS, Morais Júnior WG, Martins AA, Caetano NS, Mata TM. Microalgae Biomolecules: Extraction, Separation and Purification Methods. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0703
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Corrêa PS: LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; CIETI, School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto [ORCID]
Morais Júnior WG: CIETI, School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto (P.Porto), R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal [ORCID]
Martins AA: LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Caetano NS: LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; CIETI, School of Engineering (ISEP), Polytechnic Institute of Porto [ORCID]
Mata TM: LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal [ORCID]
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Processes
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9
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1
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pr9010010
Year
2020
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2020-12-22
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2227-9717
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