Generalities
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Table5:Some microalgae Species with high relevance for biotechnological
applications(Rizwana, 2018) .
Species
Product
Field of application
Growing system
Spirulina platensis
Phycocyanin,
biomass
Health food and cosmetics Closed system
Chlorella vulgaris
Biomass, Ascorbic
acid
Health food and food
supplement
Closed and open
system
Dunaliella salina
powders β-carotene Human nutrition
Open system
Haematococcus pluvialis
Astaxanthin
Nutraceutical, cosmetics,
food and feed industries
Closed and open
system
Nostoc muscorum
Vitamin B12
Growth promoting
Closed and open system
Porphyridium cruentum
Polysaccharides
Pharmaceuticals,
cosmetics and nutrition
Closed system
Phaedactylum tricornutum Lipids and Fatty
acids
Food and energy
Open system