Liquid Biphasic Systems for Oil-Rich Algae Bioproducts Processing

Hui Yi Leong, Chih-Kai Chang, Jun Wei Lim, Pau Loke Show, Dong-Qiang Lin and Jo-Shu Chang
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Hui Yi Leong: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Chih-Kai Chang: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, No. 135, Yuan-Tung Road, Chungli, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
Jun Wei Lim: Department of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Pau Loke Show: Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Dong-Qiang Lin: College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
Jo-Shu Chang: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: Oleaginous algae are nowadays of significance for industrial biotechnology applications and for the welfare of society. Tremendous efforts have been put into the development of economically feasible and effective downstream processing techniques in algae research. Currently, Liquid Biphasic Systems (LBSs) are receiving much attention from academia and industry for their potential as green and effective downstream processing methods. This article serves to review the applications of LBSs (LBS and Liquid Biphasic Flotation System (LBFS)) in the separation, recovery and purification of algae products, as well as their basic working principles. Moreover, cell disruptive technologies incorporated into LBSs in algae research are reported. This review provides insights into the downstream processing in algae industrial biotechnology which could be beneficial for algae biorefinement.

Keywords: algae; cell disruption; downstream processing; liquid biphasic flotation system; liquid biphasic system; purification; recovery; separation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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