Table 2.
Summary of literature about the enhanced lipid production in microalgae (From 2017)
| Year | References | Objective of the study | Main focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Chen et al. (2017) | Environmental stress and stress tolerance of microalgae for enhanced lipid production | Genetic approach and cultivation |
| 2017 | Chu (2017) | Strategies for enhanced lipid production in microalgae | Selection of microalgal strain, manipulation of cultivation conditions, wastewater treatment, co-culturing of microalgae |
| 2017 | Kim et al. (2018) | Application of microfluidics for the selection of highly efficient microalgal strain | Strain selection, microfluidics, mutation |
| 2017 | Zhu et al. (2016) | Molecular approach for lipid production in microalgae for biodiesel applications | Molecular synthesis of lipids and fatty acids, strategies for improving lipid production using molecular approach |
| 2018 | Sharma et al. (2018) | Application of microalgae for biofuel production | Genetic engineering for the manipulation of oil synthesis and biomass production, genome editing for strain improvement |
| 2018 | Yun et al. (2018) | Wastewater as a nutrient source for biomass production in open raceway ponds | Optimization of cultivation conditions |
| 2018 | Shin et al. (2018) | Strategies for enhancing economic viability of microalgae for lipid production | Species dependent factors, optimization of physiochemical properties, culture system improvement |
| 2018 | Sajjadi et al. (2018) | Enhancement of lipid and fatty acid production in microalgae | Taxonomic characterization of microalgae, environmental factors affecting lipid and fatty acid production in microalgae |
| 2019 | Nagappan et al. (2019) | Two stage microalgal cultivation systems for biofuel applications | Modification of cultivation conditions |
| 2019 | Piligaev et al. (2019) | Production and catalytic processing of microalgal lipids for biofuel applications | Strain selection, modification of media composition, use of wastewater for lipid production, biodiesel applications |
| 2019 | Menegazzo and Fonseca (2019) | Recovery of microalgal biomass and lipid extraction | Harvesting of microalgal biomass and lipid extraction methods |
| 2020 | Nguyen et al. (2020) | Molecular approach for lipid induction in microalgae | CRISPR-Cas9 technology |
| 2020 | Poh et al. (2020) | Application of stress conditions for lipid induction in microalgae | Induction of stress conditions |
| 2020 | Aziz et al. (2020) | Two stage cultivation for enhanced biomass and lipid production in microalgae | Culturing parameters and harvesting |
| 2020 | Bhatia et al. (2021) | Wastewater based microalgal biorefinery | Different types of wastewater, cultivation systems, harvesting techniques |
| 2021 | Lee et al. (2020) | Lipid extraction for microalgal biofuel production | Biomass production, harvesting, lipid extraction |
| 2021 | Orejuela-Escobar et al. (2021) | Biomaterials from microalgae for biorefineries | Bioactive compounds from microalgae, health benefits, industrial applications |
| 2021 | Udayan et al. (2021) | Industrial applications of microalgae | High value metabolites from microalgae, health benefits, industrial applications |