Table 5
(continued)
Target
compound
Substrate
System/conditions
Downstream
processing
Production Scale
Market
situation
Algae
References
Biofuels and other medium products
Lipids
(biodiesel)
Proteins (food)
Reduced
sugars
(bioethanol)
BG-11 mineral
medium
Raceway 300 m
3
,
outdoor conditions
Pre-treatment, cell
disruption
Lysis buffer
solution for
protein and
H
2 SO
4 and
autoclaving for
reduce sugars
Laboratory
–
Scenedesmus
obliquus
Ansari et al. (2015)
Lipids
(biodiesel)
Protein (food
or feed)
Carbohydrates
(polymers)
Domestic
wastewater
Reactor 25L, with
16:8 h, Light-dark
(80
µmol/m
2
/s)
cycle and
temperature of
25 °C
Sequential
biomass
extraction
(protein, lipids
and
carbohydrates)
Laboratory
–
Scenedesmus
obliquus
Ansari et al. (2017)
Sugars
(bioethanol)
Lipids
(biodiesel)
Proteins (feed)
Mineral medium
culture
Flat panel
photobioreactor,
650 L, outdoor
conditions
Acid
pre-treatment,
solid liquid
separation,
fermentation,
solvent extraction
Pilot scale
High-value
coproduct
opportunities
possess
potential to
significantly
reduce the high
cost
Scenedesmus
acutus
Dong et al. (2016)
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