Algal Biomass Analysis by Laser-Based Analytical Techniques-A Review

• Authors: POŘÍZKA Pavel; PROCHAZKOVÁ Petra; PROCHAZKA David; SLÁDKOVÁ Lucia; NOVOTNÝ Jan; PETRILAK Michal; BRADA Michal; SAMEK Ota; PILÁT Zdeněk; ZEMÁNEK Pavel; ADAM Vojtěch; KIZEK René; NOVOTNÝ Karel; KAISER Jozef
• Year of publication: 2014
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: SENSORS
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s140917725
• Field: Analytic chemistry
• Keywords: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy; LIBS; Laser-Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma coupled with Mass Spectroscopy and Optical Emission Spectroscopy; LA-ICP-MS; LA-ICP-OES; ICP-OES; Raman spectroscopy; algae; algal biomass; biofuel; bioremediation
• Description: Algal biomass that is represented mainly by commercially grown algal strains has recently found many potential applications in various fields of interest. Its utilization has been found advantageous in the fields of bioremediation, biofuel production and the food industry. This paper reviews recent developments in the analysis of algal biomass with the main focus on the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and partly Laser-Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma techniques. The advantages of the selected laser-based analytical techniques are revealed and their fields of use are discussed in detail.

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