Aquatic Microbial Oxygenic Phototrophs:
A Short Treatise on Diverse Applications
and the Future Biofuel Scenario
7
Mayur Mausoom Phukan, Rupesh Kumar, Kuldeep Gupta,
Pritam Bardhan, Nilutpal Bhuyan, Lina Gogoi, Plaban Bora,
Manabendra Mandal, and Rupam Kataki
Abstract
Man has relied upon microalgae ever since millennia. The importance of
microalgal biotechnology as an exclusive niche in the industrial state of affairs
is undeniably indisputable. Microalgae have been used to produce a wide variety
of high value exploitable commercial products/metabolites such as antioxidants,
carotenoids, vitamins, biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids), etc.
Microalgae also hold great promise for the forthcoming biofuel industry.
Microalgal biofuel are poised to be sustainable alternatives to conventional
petro fuels; however, they need to overcome certain copious obstacles in order
to compete in the international fuel market for an extensive commercial deployment. The scientific community is actively involved in research to establish
microalgae as a biofuel podium. Progress made in this field is noteworthy,
however, scientifically demanding and intellectually rigorous research seems to
be the need of the hour. This article emphasizes on the non-energy and energy
prospects of microalgal biomass with additional focus on the research gaps. This
article aims to disseminate first-hand state-of-the-art information to help
researchers, technocrats, venture capitalists, and policy makers in their futuristic
endeavors pertaining to microalgal biotechnology.
M. M. Phukan
Department of Forest Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India
R. Kumar
Department of Biotechnology, Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India
K. Gupta · P. Bardhan · M. Mandal
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
N. Bhuyan · L. Gogoi · R. Kataki (*)
Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
P. Bora
Department of Energy Engineering, Assam Science & Technology University, Guwahati, Assam,
India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Singh et al. (eds.), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7493-1_7
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A Short Treatise on Diverse Applications
and the Future Biofuel Scenario
7
Mayur Mausoom Phukan, Rupesh Kumar, Kuldeep Gupta,
Pritam Bardhan, Nilutpal Bhuyan, Lina Gogoi, Plaban Bora,
Manabendra Mandal, and Rupam Kataki
Abstract
Man has relied upon microalgae ever since millennia. The importance of
microalgal biotechnology as an exclusive niche in the industrial state of affairs
is undeniably indisputable. Microalgae have been used to produce a wide variety
of high value exploitable commercial products/metabolites such as antioxidants,
carotenoids, vitamins, biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids), etc.
Microalgae also hold great promise for the forthcoming biofuel industry.
Microalgal biofuel are poised to be sustainable alternatives to conventional
petro fuels; however, they need to overcome certain copious obstacles in order
to compete in the international fuel market for an extensive commercial deployment. The scientific community is actively involved in research to establish
microalgae as a biofuel podium. Progress made in this field is noteworthy,
however, scientifically demanding and intellectually rigorous research seems to
be the need of the hour. This article emphasizes on the non-energy and energy
prospects of microalgal biomass with additional focus on the research gaps. This
article aims to disseminate first-hand state-of-the-art information to help
researchers, technocrats, venture capitalists, and policy makers in their futuristic
endeavors pertaining to microalgal biotechnology.
M. M. Phukan
Department of Forest Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India
R. Kumar
Department of Biotechnology, Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India
K. Gupta · P. Bardhan · M. Mandal
Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
N. Bhuyan · L. Gogoi · R. Kataki (*)
Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam, India
P. Bora
Department of Energy Engineering, Assam Science & Technology University, Guwahati, Assam,
India
# Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Singh et al. (eds.), Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7493-1_7
135