Micro-Algal Bioproducts a Growing Universe

Abstract

Cultivating microalgae from relatively simple chemical compounds and incident sunlight does not just require luck. It involves a great deal of scientific knowledge about the species chosen and the dynamic influences that biotic and abiotic factors exert on crop stability and productivity over extended periods of time. The consequences of the efforts employed in highly specialized labor and capital in general originate from the production of biomass obtained and its quality control. Microalgae biomass with high nutritional quality is usually destined to feed larvae used in aquaculture such as shrimp farming and to the nutraceutical market for human consumption.