The use of microalgae biomass for the production of marketable products. Part 4. The manufacture of biofuels from microalgae using bioengineering approaches

Abstract

This is a review of the literature devoted to the production of microalgae biomass and its processing into marketable chemical products using advanced bioengineering approaches. The paper considers approaches to the manufacture of biofuels – biodiesel fuel, ethanol and hydrogen – from microalgae. Methods of biomass pretreatment, recovery of metabolites and their processing into biofuels are discussed.