ABSTRACT
Microalgae are photosynthetic organisms and are a potential hub for renewable resources, such as biofuels and high-value biomolecules—namely carotenoids, long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs), polysaccharides, phycobiliproteins, and therapeutic proteins, with a wide range of commercial scope in the food and feed industries, bioactive pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and functional foods. Over the past two decades, microalgal biofuels have been focus of the research developments across the globe, but the technology has not yet reached the stage of commercial viability. Therefore, an alternative scenario has been evolved through the production of high-value biomolecules to make it economically feasible. In this chapter, our emphasis was mainly on various high-value biomolecules that have an industrial scope, aiming towards complete valorization of microalgal biomass for the production of bulk commodities.
