FAQs

• What are algae?
  An alga is a term that involves many different groups of living organisms. Algae capture light energy through photosynthesis and convert inorganic substances into simple sugars using the captured energy.
  
  
• Where do microalgae grow?
  Some algae habitats are marshes & swamps, farms, dams, hot springs, lakes, mud and sand, ponds, puddles, roadside ditches and rock pools, water reservoirs etc.
  
  
• What are the optimum growth conditions to culture microalgae?
  Most of the microalgae grow at alkaline pH but extremophiles grows at extreme high and low temperatures.
  
  
• How to identify algal species?
  Algae can be identified through its classification based on its morphological characters and genome sequencing.
  
  
• What are the algal types?
  Algal can be microalgae and macro algae, which again is classified based on habitat as freshwater microalgae and macro algae.
  
  
• What are the high oil yielding varieties of algae?
  Some of the high oil yielding varieties of microalgae are Botryococcus, Scenedesmus, Neochloris etc.
  
  
• What is the role of algae in therapeutics?
  Microalgae like Chlorella, Spirulina can be used as antimicrobial agents, as in feed, in drugs, neuroprotective Products, antioxidants etc.
  
  
• What are the current biofuels produced from algae?
  Biofuels like Biodiesel. Bioethanol, Methane, Biogas and Hydrogen can be produced from microalgae