ReviewBiology2018
Microwave-Assisted Extraction for Microalgae: From Biofuels to Biorefinery.
Review in Biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Potential Use of Tomato Peel, a Rich Source of Lycopene, for Cancer Treatment.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Intensified Bio-Oil Extraction from Microalgae Integrating Renewable and E‑Fuel Production.ACS omega · 2026Review
- Advances in Eco-Friendly Extraction of Fruit Bioactive Compounds: Technologies, Challenges and Future Directions.Analytical science advances · 2026Review
- Recent Advances in NADES-Assisted Process Intensification Technologies for Sustainable Recovery of Microalgal Bioactives: Challenges and Future Prospectives.Marine drugs · 2026Review
- Microwave-Assisted Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles UsingNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Marine-derived PUFAs and peptides for aging-related memory deficits: processing methods, pharmacokinetics, mechanistic insights, and clinical application.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Greener Extraction Solutions for Microalgal Compounds.Marine drugs · 2025Review
- Astaxanthin: a nature's versatile compound utilized for diverse applications and its therapeutic effects.3 Biotech · 2025Review
- Optimization of co-valorisation techniques for dairy and paper pulp wastewater in the cultivation ofHeliyon · 2025Article
- Natural color biofactories: advancing the spectrum of pigment production in phototrophic microbes.FEMS microbes · 2025Review
- Cyanobacterial and microalgae polymers: antiviral activity and applications.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2024Review
- Extraction and Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Polyphenols in Marine Microalgae: A Review.Marine drugs · 2024Review
- Spent Brewer's Yeast Lysis Enables aInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Blue food proteins: Novel extraction technologies, properties, bioactivities and applications in foods.Current research in food science · 2024Article
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- Valuable pigments from microalgae: phycobiliproteins, primary carotenoids, and fucoxanthin.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2023Review
- Major Phytochemicals: Recent Advances in Health Benefits and Extraction Method.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Perspective: Multiomics and Machine Learning Help Unleash the Alternative Food Potential of Microalgae.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Article
- Optimization Conditions of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction for Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity fromInternational journal of food science · 2023Article
- Sustainable Production of Pigments from Cyanobacteria.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The commercial reality of bioactive compounds and oil production from microalgal species is constrained by the high cost of production. Downstream processing, which includes harvesting and extraction, can account for 70-80% of the total cost of production. Consequently, from an economic perspective extraction technologies need to be improved. Microalgal cells are difficult to disrupt due to polymers within their cell wall such as algaenan and sporopollenin. Consequently, solvents and disruption devices are required to obtain products of interest from within the cells. Conventional techniques used for cell disruption and extraction are expensive and are often hindered by low efficiencies. Microwave-assisted extraction offers a possibility for extraction of biochemical components including lipids, pigments, carbohydrates, vitamins and proteins, individually and as part of a biorefinery. Microwave technology has advanced since its use in the 1970s. It can cut down working times and result in higher yields and purity of products. In this review, the ability and challenges in using microwave technology are discussed for the extraction of bioactive products individually and as part of a biorefinery approach.
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