Bioactive Compounds from Micro- and Macroalgae for Marine Drug Applications: Optimization of Upstream and Downstream Processes
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 415
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The production and use of marine micro- and macroalgal biomass has recently gained momentum. New functionalities of marine micro- and macroalgae and their extracts are demonstrated regularly for various applications. Optimization of the upstream and downstream processes for the production of bioactive compounds from algal biomass is of paramount importance for the successful development and expansion of economic activities in this sector.
For this Special Issue, we invite academic and industry scientists to submit reviews and original research articles related to the production of bioactive compounds from marine micro- and macroalgae with the potential for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and cosmeceutical applications. The main focus will be on contributions related to the optimization of bioactive compounds in marine micro- and macroalgae and other upstream processes and the optimization of downstream processes (including The harvesting, extraction and purification of bioactive compounds) and cascade biorefinery processes for sustainable production of bioactive compounds from marine micro- and macroalgae.
Dr. Erik-Jan Malta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine algal biomass
- microalgae
- macroalgae
- functional compounds
- upstream processing
- downstream processing
- cascade biorefinery
- LCA
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